Backup script for windows server and external drive.
We have an external drive we want our server to backup all user data to it every night. How can we script this without expensive backup software?

Answer Question   |  November 8, 2011  3:44 PM
Backup, Backup and recovery software, Backup software, Scripting, Windows, Windows Server backup, Xcopy

Xcopy directory
xcopy directory without directory or file question

Answer Question   |  June 16, 2009  11:12 AM
directory, Enterprise Desktop, Xcopy

File errors
When I run Xcopy from a batch file, some files generate an error. “the file was modified externally” I can exclude these files but I really need to keep them backed up.

Answer Question   |  April 13, 2009  1:42 AM
Batch files, Xcopy

External USB hard drive keeps using the same drive letter as a mapped natwork share
I have an XP Professional computer that I use to backup the contents of a network share (just for redundancy’s sake). The problem I keep having is that when I connect the hard drive, it keeps assuming the drive letter of a network share that already is being used. This is a problem as I [...]

Answer Question   |  November 2, 2011  2:08 PM
External hard drives, Mount points, Windows XP, Windows XP Professional, Xcopy

Writing a batch file to copy folders and files
I wanted to right a batch file that would copy only a new directory and the contents to another location, without copying any old directory and contents. This new directory would be nesting inside a directory, an a new folder will be added from time to time. I thought I could use the xcopy command… [...]

Answer Question   |  October 17, 2008  12:31 PM
Batch, Batch files, Xcopy