Guest Ed Posted August 8, 2008 Posted August 8, 2008 I successfully backed up the files i wish to protect using Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Backup>Wizard>Chose my own.... Is there a way to "save" this configuration so I don't have tro go through the same selection process every time I want to back up? I didn't see such an option. Thanks.
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted August 8, 2008 Posted August 8, 2008 Re: Backup "Ed" <Ed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:CD97E2BE-0421-41C3-BDA4-1BBEA2E2E64F@microsoft.com... >I successfully backed up the files i wish to protect using Start>All > Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Backup>Wizard>Chose my own.... Is there > a > way to "save" this configuration so I don't have tro go through the same > selection process every time I want to back up? I didn't see such an > option. > Thanks. You could do this: 1. Go through the same process again but defer the launch of the backup process to a later date. 2. Control Panel / Task Scheduler. 3. Locate and open the backup job you created a moment ago. 4. Copy its command line and paste it into c:\Windows\MyBackup.bat. 5. Create a desktop shortcut that points to c:\Windows\MyBackup.bat. 6. Test this desktop shortcut. 7. Delete the backup job from the Task Scheduler. You no longer need it. And, of course, perform a test recovery of some sample folder. Without a successful test recovery your backup job is close to useless.
Guest Ed Posted August 8, 2008 Posted August 8, 2008 Re: Backup Thanks! I'll try that! "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > "Ed" <Ed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:CD97E2BE-0421-41C3-BDA4-1BBEA2E2E64F@microsoft.com... > >I successfully backed up the files i wish to protect using Start>All > > Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Backup>Wizard>Chose my own.... Is there > > a > > way to "save" this configuration so I don't have tro go through the same > > selection process every time I want to back up? I didn't see such an > > option. > > Thanks. > > You could do this: > 1. Go through the same process again but defer the launch > of the backup process to a later date. > 2. Control Panel / Task Scheduler. > 3. Locate and open the backup job you created a moment ago. > 4. Copy its command line and paste it into c:\Windows\MyBackup.bat. > 5. Create a desktop shortcut that points to c:\Windows\MyBackup.bat. > 6. Test this desktop shortcut. > 7. Delete the backup job from the Task Scheduler. You no longer need it. > > And, of course, perform a test recovery of some sample folder. > Without a successful test recovery your backup job is close to > useless. > > >
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