Scripting xcopy command to replace Arcserve backup

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My Boss doesn't want to use Arcserve anymore to perfrom backups. Instead he
wants us to use xcopy\or copy command to do daily backups.

Requirements:

Run xcopy of all our files\folders to a location that retains data for 7
days. Of course, you don't want to overwrite prvious night's backups so we
would need to tell it to specify a different location every day. Send the
results to an output log for troubleshooting.

Can this be done?
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