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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: ilgulamc on November 27, 2003, 10:06:52 AM
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Hello, I know it's not amiga related, but I need help with this..
I would need to make a daily or hourly backup of a windows directory. For me it is not important to do it on another support, I just need to copy it in another directory of the same harddisk. Better would be to create a different directory everytime, with as the name of the directory the date and time of the back up (if possible).
Is there a easy way to do it? if not, is there a software that you could reccommend me that does it?
Thank you.
P.S. sorry, forgot to say that it should be automatic and transparent, running on background.
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Use windows scripting host + windows scheduler.
Search microsoft.com for info on these, it's out of the scope of this site to explain / teach windows scripting..
Another option would be to install cygwin and create a shell script that runs from cron. Again, there are plenty of shell tutorials on the net.
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another option if using win2k or winXP is to use the windows backup utility. its basicly a cut down version of Seagate backupexec. this can backup to a file on disk.
another option would be to use the disk administrator to setup mirroring on a 2nd drive.
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I don't think you can schedule and background windows backup?
I haven't looked at it very much, however - it sends and gets my files to DLT just fine, but I use it manually.. :-)
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hmmm... you should be able to. i'm at least fairly certain it has a scheduler in there, given its just a rebadged version of backupexec. mind you, how "cut down" have microsoft made it?
if needed, i'm sure i have an old version of Legato Netbackup for WinNT kicking about somewhere.
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Thank you all, I found an easier solution, it's called Backup Magic, downloaded from Download.com, it makes everything I needed it to do.
Thanks againa nd sorry for the topic.. :-D