If you need a file backup application, as opposed to a "disk imaging" app, I strongly recommend SyncBack (www.syncback.com). It supports a lot of options, including Volume Shadow Copy with XP and Server 2003+), and kicks serious tail. I have used and tested a lot of different backup applications, and this is the one I am now using for myself and clients. I can't recall the price off hand, but it is about $30/$35 per PC for business use. For personal use you can use a single license fee for up to 5 PCs! In either case it is cheap at twice the price.
For disk imaging, non-Server class Windows OS, I use either Norton Ghost or Norton Save & Restore. For Server class Windows OS I use r-tt r_DriveImage ((www.r-tt.com). Please note Norton Save & Restore does have both a Drive Image and a File Backup capability. But, for File Backups I far prefer to have the files get backed up in a native manner that does not use a special catalog to retrieve files. With SyncBack I can truly use Windows File Explorer to simply copy a file from the backup device (usually an external hard drive) back onto the original source location - no fuss, no muss, no having to use a special application. Good Luck! Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of KAM > Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 11:24 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [NF] Looking for an automatic backup program. > > > In the past on this list someone suggested 'Handy Backup'. I have > been using it for a couple of years with no problems. Now it > recently quit working. I sent the log and other information to > their 'support'. That was last week. No response. Everyday I am now > using a batch file with XCOPY which works perfectly, however, I > need to automate so it happens between midnight and early morning. > The task manager won't work with the batch file (as far as I > know) because I want to keep at least 7 older backups at all times - > so the backup needs to be in a folder with the date in the name. > The backup is on one computer: it backs up folders from 4 > other computers on the network. > > Here is my batch file: (watch out for line wrap) the registry > locations for XP02 SP2 - not sure about other os > > @echo on > rem the directory must be something like: c:\-2007_07_05-\FolderName > rem REG see what date format is in the registry > REG QUERY "HKCU\Control Panel\International" /v sShortDate > FOR /F "TOKENS=2,3*" %%A IN ('REG QUERY "HKCU\Control > Panel\International" /v sShortDate') DO (FOR %%G IN (%%B) DO (SET > v_shortdate=%%G)) > rem this is the shortdate %v_shortdate% > if %v_shortdate% == yyyy-MM-dd GOTO ymd > if %v_shortdate% == M/d/yyyy GOTO mdy > rem unknown date format > pause > quit > > :mdy > rem you have M/d/yyyy this is the format on xp03 (and also > the default US = 001 ->> MDY) > rem get the date into yy mm dd > FOR /F "TOKENS=2-4 DELIMS=/ " %%a IN ("%date%") DO SET mm=%%a&SET > dd=%%b&SET yy=%%c > rem get the time into hh tt ss > FOR /F "TOKENS=1-3 DELIMS=:." %%a IN ("%time%") DO SET hh=%%a&SET > tt=%%b&SET ss=%%c > > rem Today's date is: %yy%_%mm%_%dd% > rem The time is: %hh%:%tt%:%ss% > pause > goto continue > > :ymd > rem you have yyyy-MM-dd this is the format on xp02 (this is the > Canada format ->> YMD) Best for sorting > rem get the date into yy mm dd > FOR /F "TOKENS=1-3 DELIMS=-" %%a IN ("%date%") DO SET yy=%%a&SET > mm=%%b&SET dd=%%c > rem get the time into hh tt ss > FOR /F "TOKENS=1-3 DELIMS=:." %%a IN ("%time%") DO SET hh=%%a&SET > tt=%%b&SET ss=%%c > > rem Today's date is: %yy%_%mm%_%dd% > rem The time is: %hh%:%tt%:%ss% > pause > goto continue > > :continue > rem Now the date is in a good sort format to be used in file/folder names > > call F_DailyHandyBackup.bat %yy%_%mm%_%dd% > > PAUSE > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
