backing up files via DOS

[kuba]

SINCE i'm having issues with xp/safe mode etc...i can manage to get into dos, how do i backup some files with dos and an external hard drive?
i know the folder locations, just want to know what i need to do, thanks.
I do have an extra internal HD, partitioned into d,e,f,g
maybe i could move the files into one of those partitions?
first i'd have to make sure they're listed.
any help would be great, thanks.

 

[montag451]

Firstly, true DOS won't read NTFS.
But, if you can read the drive, then you are using 'xp dos'.
you could try the xcopy command:
xcopy c:*.* d:
would copy all files on c: to d:
if that command doesn't work,
then go here:
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/NtfsDos.html

 

[TonyRic]

If the drive is formatted with NTFS, you cannot. Grab a linux live CD like PCLinuxOS or Knoppix or Ubuntu and do it with them.

 

[kuba]

doh, it's NTFS, so it won't work, guess ill have to do the pclinuxos way... *gulp*

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: kuba
doh, it's NTFS, so it won't work, guess ill have to do the pclinuxos way... *gulp*

Grab BartsPE, build a disk, boot, copy files to external media 😉

 

[RelaxTheMind]

do a parallel install of xp (install xp, leaving current file system intact, and install xp to say c:\windows2\)

therefore u get into windows and can copy files any way you like.

NOTE: if u do a parallel install do not use the same logon name as it will overwrite your older documents and settings. label it something easy like "backup"