backup software

PirateNinjaPirateNinja Icrontian
edited September 2006 in Science & Tech
Quick question (lately you guys can not answer my questions, come on guys...):

How do I use ntbackup on win2k3 server so that it does not create image files, but instead just copies complete directories? Or, is there another easy way to schedule directory copying without using ntbackuyp or 3rd party software....

IE... Can I simply use Task Scheduler to copy one directory at one time?


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What the hell is this?
:honoes:

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  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited September 2006
    Backup Strategy

    (Shameless plug) :hiding:
  • PirateNinjaPirateNinja Icrontian
    edited September 2006
    profdlp wrote:
    Backup Strategy

    (Shameless plug) :hiding:

    Hrm, but I don't want 3rd party software. Grumble. I just need to set task scheduler to run some good old dos copy commands to a mapped network storage I suppose.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited September 2006
    Gravite2090 wrote:
    Hrm, but I don't want 3rd party software...
    Sorry, I missed the word "without" in your first post. :buck:
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited September 2006
    Create a bat file with copying commands and schedule it?
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited September 2006
    Gravite2090 wrote:
    I just need to set task scheduler to run some good old dos copy commands to a mapped network storage I suppose.
  • PirateNinjaPirateNinja Icrontian
    edited September 2006
    Just had a better idea, schedule a shadow copy...

    Question though... Is there a way to use the shadow copy utility in a way that it only copies modified files since the last backup?
  • mtroxmtrox Minnesota
    edited September 2006
    Gravite2090 wrote:
    Is there a way to use the shadow copy utility in a way that it only copies modified files since the last backup?

    Now you're just back to using ntbackup and making an image file aren't you? And I'm not sure why that's bad though I don't know the whole picture.

    You can specify a backup type (normal, copy, differential, incremental, or daily) with a command line switch. Click here to see the KB on ntbackup switches. I use them all the time.
  • PirateNinjaPirateNinja Icrontian
    edited September 2006
    Here is my batch file:


    echo *************************** >> C:\backup.log
    echo %date% >> C:\backup.log
    echo Start: %time% >> C:\backup.log

    xcopy \\server2\denndata M:\denndata\ /D /Y /E >> C:\backup.log
    echo End: %time% >> C:\backup.log



    The problem now is, the /d switch is not working. The damn thing wants to back up every file, every time. :( Ideas?
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited September 2006
    ProfDLP, thanks so much for the research and attention to detail you put into your Backup Strategy article. I recently switched to Cobian freeware from Norton Ghost and am very pleased. I liked Acronis True Image a little more, but with Cobian be freeware, it was a no-brainer, considering I've got four machines to back up. Both of those backup programs are very user friendly and fast. I'd recommend either of them to anyone.

    Again, thank you, Steve! :cheers:
  • PirateNinjaPirateNinja Icrontian
    edited September 2006
    thoughts on the /d switch?:thumbsup:
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