Re: Disk back-up using task scheduler?
From: Paul Westwell (paul.news_at_nospam.westwell.me.uk)
Date: 01/25/05
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Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 21:29:03 GMT
Pegasus,
In your script below have you got the switches in the right location?
On the MS website the syntax is...
Syntax
xcopy Source [Destination] [/w] [/p] [/c] [/v] [/q] [/f] [/l] [/g]
[/d[:mm-dd-yyyy]] [/u] [/i] [/s [/e]] [/t] [/k] [/r] [/h] [{/a|/m}] [/n]
[/o] [/x] [/exclude:file1[+[file2]][+[file3]] [{/y|/-y}] [/z]
Below you have xcopy followed immediately by the switches.
As I don't fully understand the full script I am not sure if this is correct
or not so you help would be greatly appreciated.
BTW I am using an existing xcopy in the following format....
XCOPY E:\*.* F:\ /C/V/F/I/D/S/K/H/O/Y
Any chance I could be cheeky and ask you to adjust to take into account my
paths and switches, I do like your logging & error idea!
Regards,
Paul
"Paul Westwell" <paul.news@nospam.westwell.me.uk> wrote in message
news:2cgJd.687$Ht4.452@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
> Thanks guys, I appreciate the comments on removable media etc and will
> look into a better solution.
>
> The script looks great, I had put together a very basic xcopy batch file
> myself but the additional logging is nice to have and I could not figure
> that out!
>
> Regards,
>
> Paul
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
> news:%23d74PzaAFHA.3820@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Here is a simple example for c:\tools\MyBackup.bat. Use
>> the Task Scheduler to invoke once every day.
>>
>> @echo off
>> set source=c:\MyHomeMedia
>> set target=d:\Backups\MyHomeMedia
>> set report=c:\Logs\backup.log
>> set error=c:\Logs\backup.err
>> if not exist c:\logs md c:\Logs
>>
>> echo Backup performed on %date% at %time% > "%report%"
>> echo Backup performed on %date% at %time% > "%error%"
>> xcopy /s /y "%Source%" "%Target%\" 1>"%report%" 2>"%error%"
>>
>> The batch file generates two log files in the folder c:\Logs. Use
>> notepad.exe to examine them!
>>
>> As Ken rightly points out, backing up to a local disk only is
>> risky. I often use one local disk plus one out of two or more
>> removable media.
>>
>>
>> "Paul Westwell" <paul.news@nospam.westwell.me.uk> wrote in message
>> news:spOId.63$od7.14@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
>>> Pegasus,
>>>
>>> The data on the disk is Home Media, photographs, mp3 files, video etc,
>>> no
>>> programs or system file.
>>>
>>> Any help in pointing me towards a batch file that could use xcopy.exe
>>> and
>>> could be run from XP task scheduler?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>>
>>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
>>> news:uxDjCCVAFHA.1524@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> >
>>> > "Paul Westwell" <paul.news@nospam.westwell.me.uk> wrote in message
>>> > news:%OMId.1205$w65.557@newsfe5-win.ntli.net...
>>> >> Hi,
>>> >>
>>> >> I have a machine running XP home with three disk drives. I would like
>> to
>>> > be
>>> >> able to schedule XP to backup one disk to the other on a weekly
>>> >> basis,
>>> > this
>>> >> would simply be a disk copy and overwrite existing contents (or just
>>> > replace
>>> >> those that have changed).
>>> >>
>>> >> If this possible to do this using the task scheduler?
>>> >>
>>> >> Regards,
>>> >>
>>> >> Paul
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> > It depends.
>>> >
>>> > If you wish to back up your data files then xcopy.exe, embedded in
>>> > a batch file, would be your best choice.
>>> >
>>> > If you wish to back up your WinXP system files then you would
>>> > need to use a tool such as ntbackup.exe, which is considerably
>>> > harder to use.
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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