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| Although the Xcopy command isn’t a substitute for a real backup solution on a network, you can use Xcopy to create a simple backup script that provides basic insurance to prevent data loss on systems where user-critical data isn’t already protected by backup infrastructure. |
Do you need a fast, effective, no-frills tool for performing manual backups? Xcopy, which is one of the oldest tools around, is very effective. The trick is in knowing how to use Xcopy correctly as a backup tool. In this article I explain how to use Xcopy as a simple backup tool, including when to use particular options. I also discuss how to determine whether Xcopy is the right tool for your backup needs.
For the purposes of our discussion, let’s assume that you need to back up user data files on a PC on which the system and user files are on drive C, and that you're backing up to an external USB drive that has drive letter E assigned to it. You want to capture data for all your users. I’ll show you how to create a clean and simple command shell script that works for most systems. . . .
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lbutchk December 12, 2007 (Article Rating: