need to make a bat file to backup folders to second harddrive

[tooltime]

do you know where i could find the instructions to make a batch file to backup some folders to a second disk? all i know is you can type the code in notepad and save it as a .bat

as an example i would copy the user documents folder on c to same named folders on d

 

[horhey]

I would use in the bat file.
xcopy C:\Documents and Settings D:\Documents and Settings /s /e /h

the xcopy command at microsoft
xcopy link

 

[teething]

where would this file need to be placed in order to occur every time Windows loads? sort of 'scheduling' the backup?

 

[horhey]

You could either create a shortcut for the bat file and place it in the startup folder. or you could schedule a new task. scheduled tasks at microsoft

those are the two easiest I can think of.
good luck

 

[stephbu]

If you're using XP, you might want to investigate using the integral NTBACKUP utility (you'll find it under Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools)

Using NTBACKUP you can build jobs to perform more complex tasks such as incremental backups and registry backup, it is also more robust against issues like files being in use.

The backup program can also be scripted to execute jobs by Task Scheduler.

 

[Abzstrak]

if U go the batch file route, use robocopy...

example use to copy from c:\crap to d:\crapbak

robocopy c:\crap\ d:\crapbak\ /e /z /eta /r:3 /w:3 /ox

cool thing about the /ox is its only for changed file, so it will go through and only copy the files that have changed since the last copy, thereby greatly reducing the time of the backup.

do a robocopy /? for a full listing of switches.

You'll need to download robocopy, its a free tool from Microsoft, just google it

 

[horhey]

if you use xcopy you can use the "xcopy /d" command.

From Microsoft.

//d[:mm-dd-yyyy]
Copies source files changed on or after the specified date only. If you do not include a mm-dd-yyyy value, xcopy copies all Source files that are newer than existing Destination files. This command-line option allows you to update files that have changed.

That will copy all files newer than the destination file.