i included the file i use to back up - copy the lines and paste them into your back up file... "do-my-bu.bat" (some mail systems won't pass a bat extention) the 1st backup run is painful since after that, only new files and updated files get coppied. have fun, dave. the command line options on the xcopy are: /E = Copies directories and subdirectories, including empty ones. /D = /D:m-d-y Copies files changed on or after the specified date. If no date is given, copies only those files whose source time is newer than the destination time. /C = Continues copying even if errors occur. /F = Displays full source and destination file names while copying. /H = Copies hidden and system files also. /R = Overwrites read-only files. /Y = Suppresses prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an existing destination file. /EXCLUDE:file1[+file2][+file3]... Specifies a list of files containing strings. Each string should be in a separate line in the files. When any of the strings match any part of the absolute path of the file to be copied, that file will be excluded from being copied. For example, specifying a string like \obj\ or .obj will exclude all files underneath the directory obj or all files with the .obj extension respectively. (a list of all switches can be seen by getting a command prompt.. Start - run - cmd - xcopy /?) remember.... if your backup drive is running when a 'virus' hits, it may be corrupted as well. keep it turned off most of the time. : this backs up d to the usb external drive : set budrive=k:\ : set logfile=z_ext_bu.log : echo --------------- start >> %logfile% date /t >> %logfile% time /t >> %logfile% xcopy c:\dbu\*.* %budrive%DBUX\ /M /E /C /F /H /R /Y : xcopy D:\DATA\*.* %budrive%DBU\ /E /D /C /F /H /R /Y : : describe directories NOT to back up. : echo \i386\ >_nocopy.txt echo \$VAULT$.AVG\ >>_nocopy.txt echo \_Restore\ >>_nocopy.txt echo \Recycled\ >>_nocopy.txt echo \System Volume Information\ >>_nocopy.txt echo \RECYCLER\ >>_nocopy.txt echo \DATA\ >>_nocopy.txt echo \cdimage_w2kWks\ >>_nocopy.txt echo \xp-ji\ >>_nocopy.txt :echo \DATA\ >>_nocopy.txt :echo \ghost\ >>_nocopy.txt : ( i stopped using this command in favor of the more selective ones following ) xcopy C:\*.* %budrive%\DBU\ /E /D /C /F /H /R /Y /EXCLUDE:_nocopy.txt : : put all my music (path) titles in one file for easy finding. : dir d:\*.mp3 /b /on /s >D:\zmpglst.txt : : get files from C drive : xcopy c:\dbu\_HOMEPAGE\*.* %budrive%DBUX\_HOMEPAGE\ /E /D /C /F /H /R /Y xcopy "C:\Documents and Settings\Compaq_Administrator\Favorites\*.*" %budrive%DBU\favorites\ /E /D /C /F /H /R /Y xcopy "C:\Documents and Settings\Compaq_Administrator\!my-favoritess\*.*" %budrive%DBU\!my-favorites\ /E /D /C /F /H /R /Y xcopy "C:\pictures\*.*" %budrive%DBU\pictures\ /E /D /C /F /H /R /Y date /t >> %logfile% time /t >> %logfile% echo --------------- done >> %logfile% exit ============================ In a message dated 9/11/2007 12:40:49 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes:
Hi Dave, I'd like to set my USB external hard drive to backup my lapetop everyday. I use xp but don't really like the xp backup. Any ideas would be nice. With Love, CtrlAltDel aka Dave C4/5 Complete - 31 Years Post Texas, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i use the external usb connected hard drive for back ups. it's unplugged most of the time and in operation only during back ups - oh yes and recovery once in a while. i use a few xcopy commands on my xp machine and 'robocopy' commands on my VISTA (don't upgrade - it's crap.) put the commands in a bat file on your bu drive and most importantly.... keep all important data on your active system in one directory... like c:\cbu or c:\mine or c:\data. you'll also want to grab favorites. i can provide details to anyone interested. dave In a message dated 9/11/2007 3:38:42 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, sta [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You can go a couple ways…. The way I recommend is to purchase a USB hard drive enclosure, that way there’s no opening of your new computers case. If this idea doesn’t work, depending on your new computers configuration you could install the new drive into your computer making sure if you have a master to move the jumper on the disk drive to slave. I hope this helps….. good luck! Danny Espinoza Broke c2,c6,c7 and doner bone at c2 TBI from blood going to central cortex from spinal cord off a vent "woohoo" however only one diaphragm works right now "due to asymmetric SCI" http://www.myspace.com/danny5020 From: t crook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 9:34 AM To: q-list Subject: [QUAD-L] computer question.... Hi all- Well my six year old Gateway bit the dust. The mother-board went and maybe the power supply as well. So I have a new Dell on the way. My deal with the old Gateway is, I need to retrieve my hard-drive (I didn't have it backed up, I know, I know.... bad Tim.) I did order an external hard-drive so everything will be backed up on the new one!!!! So all you fellow puter geeks- do I need to plug my old hard-drive into a slave drive... r' or what? Thanks- Tim _www.whoopiekat.com_ (http://www.whoopiekat.com/) ____________________________________ Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, _mobile search that gives answers_ (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48252/*http:/mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesearch?refer=1ONXIC) , not web links. ____________________________________ See what's new at _AOL.com_ (http://www.aol.com/?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170) and _Make AOL Your Homepage_ (http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169) . ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com
