Looking for a backup program....

[Archer75]

I'm looking for a backup program for windows that will do incremental(sp?) backups at scheduled times.

The problem I am having is the backup programs I have used backs up everything into a single file. I don't want that. I just want an automated copy and paste. I don't want everything being backed up to one single funky file.

 

[Archer75]

No ideas anyone?

 

[Langford]

You mean you just want to copy everything to another drive? How about scheduling an xcopy? Might not get everything in XP though. Won't get the registry either.

xcopy c:\*.* x:\backup /d /s /v /c /i /q /h /r /z

 

[Archer75]

You mean you just want to copy everything to another drive? How about scheduling an xcopy? Might not get everything in XP though. Won't get the registry either.

xcopy c:\*.* x:\backup /d /s /v /c /i /q /h /r /z

No, not everything. Just some select files. I just don't want them all placed a single file that is in some funky format that most backup programs do.

If I use windows backup it just puts all of my files that I select for backup as one large single file on another drive. Which I don't want.

 

[onetrueday]

http://forums.speedguide.net/showthread.php?t=201385

 

[Langford]

No, not everything. Just some select files. I just don't want them all placed a single file that is in some funky format that most backup programs do.

If I use windows backup it just puts all of my files that I select for backup as one large single file on another drive. Which I don't want.

xcopy should do it then. You just have to put the correct path in the parameters. The "/d" will make it only copy files that have changed. You can use the built-in scheduler to make it happen regularly.
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/xcopy.mspx?mfr=true

 

[elation]

I use robocopy. It's like xcopy on 'roids. It's a command line utility. It's part of the 2k resource kit.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&DisplayLang=en


Here's what I use to create the an editable .RCJ file that robocopy uses.

robocopy "C:\Documents and Settings\Name\My Documents" "\\some network share" *.* /e /XD "C:\this folder is excluded because of the /XD switch" "c:\so is this one" /v /NP /LOG+:log.txt /TEE /SAVE:robodocs /quit

/e - all directories including empty
/XD - excludes folders
/V - produce Verbose output, showing skipped files.
/NP - No Progress - don't display % copied.
/LOG+:C:\save folder\log.txt output status to LOG file (append to existing log).
/TEE - output to console window, as well as the log file.
/XF - Xclude Files matching these names
/SAVE - saves parameters to a Job file robodocs.rcj

Once you have your paths entered, run this file. Next create a batch file (I called it robodocs.bat) that has the following command where jobfilename is the .RCJ file: robocopy /job:jobfilename

You don't have to use a jobfile but it can be very handy when there are a lot of customizations. There's a document included that has all of the info on robocopy. There's a ton more options than what I have listed here like mirroring. It might take a bit of reading but once you get everything setup it works like a champ.

 

[darktiger]

Microsoft Backup allows you to select different files...

 

[Archer75]

Microsoft Backup allows you to select different files...

Yes, you can select them. But it saves them as all one file which I don't want.

Thanks for the posts guys.

 

[elation]

Yes, you can select them. But it saves them as all one file which I don't want.

Thanks for the posts guys.

Me too! Which is why I use robocopy.

 

[Archer75]

I found that syncbackSE does what I want and then some. Great little app.

 

[unbreakable98]

Another vote for Syncback SE,

I found that syncbackSE does what I want and then some. Great little app.

 

[amromousa]

scheduling and restoration are the next features coming to mine :/ sorry i didn't get there in time to save you the cash