Keep Both / Don't Replace

After installing the new Lion software i noticed that the "don't replace" option has now disappeared. I used to use this on a regular basis. When backing up files i would select all of the files on my mac, and then copy them to my external hard drive. I only wanted to copy the new files to the hard drive and leave the others. The "don't replace" option allowed me to do this after selecting "do this for all" it was very easy for me to copy the new data, without sorting through which files i do and don't need to copy across.
Is there anyway of doing this on the new lion software?
I know there are many work arounds, but these will all take a lot longer than the way i use to do it (both in sorting through which files to copy and also in actual transfer time). This was a useful option and i dont understand why it has been removed

I don't have a solution but I wanted to add my name to the list of people frustrated by the loss of the "don't replace"option.

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