File Backup Utility

[Merlin]

I'm looking for a utility to do automatic file backups. Recently I had a hard drive crash and fortunately most of my stuff was backed up but I did lose some stuff I'd have liked to keep. So what I'd like to find is something that would automaticaly backup all files in selected directories say once or twice a week to an external firewire drive.

Just looking for the best way to protect the Quicken database, Outlook database, my digital photos, and general files (letters, spreadsheets etc.)

[GilbertsGrape]

couldnt you just use the schedule task feature in windows and set it to run a batch file every so often

using notepad make a file titled mybackup.bat and inclued the following command:
copy /y C:\path\you\want\to\backup\*.* D:\back\up\directory\*.*
copy /y c:\second\baclup path\*.* d:\a\backupdirectory\*.*

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and just schedule using the windows task scheduler to run it ever so often

[GilbertsGrape]

one more thing you have to use the old doss name dos name for long files names directories do see what that name is
go to start>run>Command

and use the dir/x to be able to see the dos name for long file names

for example this is what i would use to back up my documents and my pictures

copy /y C:\DOCUME~1\GARY\MYDOCU~1\*.* d:\docume~1\*.*
copy /y d:\pictures\*.* c:\pictur~1\*.*



if you need to change dir to see the lonf file path forit use the "cd" command and then the dir name you want to change to

and "cd.." takes you back a dir leval

[DaFunkyUnit]

chron job!

[PCC]

Don't just do a copy, though. Use XCOPY.EXE and do a /? switch to see what you can do with it. I especially like to use /M for doing backups because it will only copy what has changed since the last backup.

[GilbertsGrape]

i thought x copy deleated your orginal file like a move?

[Jeffbx]

Originally posted by GilbertsGrape
i thought x copy deleated your orginal file like a move?

Nope, that's the MOVE command. Xcopy just copies.