Hello TBUDL@thebat., Thursday, January 9, 2014, 7:28:58 PM, you wrote:
LSB> Even though, within TheBat, a daily backup occurs, the backup file, LSB> C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\TheBat!\Autobackup.tbk\ is not being LSB> copied to my external backup device (a memory stick) at all. My system LSB> backup procedure has multiple tasks defined for every directory LSB> (folder) that I want to backup, including a task for the directory LSB> (folder) that contains Autobackup.TBK. Whew! That is a mouthful. LSB> Note that this backup file is located in TheBat! directory and not in LSB> the TheBat!\Backup directory. The TheBat!\Backup folder is, in fact, LSB> empty. LSB> Note also that in the TheBat! directory there is a series of files, LSB> Autobackup.$1, .$2, .$3, .$4 and $.5, each one larger than the LSB> previous one and each one with a later creation date starting in LSB> October, 2012 when I have work done on the computer through November, LSB> 2013. LSB> As far as I can tell, the backup for TheBat is: LSB> --Standard LSB> --No file name entered in the window for Backupfile LSB> So, while TheBat is being backed-up at one level, the backup is LSB> unprotected insofar as it is not copied to an external medium in the same LSB> way that all of my personal files are backed up. The task to backup LSB> TheBat! runs every night, but does not copy Autobackup.TBK to the LSB> external medium. LSB> My question is: why does my backup task not recognize that LSB> Autobackup.TBK is newer than the one on the backup medium. After all, LSB> it is recreated every night. LSB> (Once I solve this problem, I will probably come back to the list to LSB> ask for advice about the relative merit of Standard or Incremental LSB> backup.) LSB> Thanks for you patience in reading this long note. LSB> Leonard I gave up on automatic backup of The Bat and use manual backup to the file that I nominate in My Documents. So my automatic backup of my data etc. works fine. (It has rescued me in the past.) -- Paul ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using The Bat! v6.0.10 on Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 ...Money is the root of all evil. Send $30 for more info. ________________________________________________ Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
