NTbackup

[Guest Dan V]

I use ntbackup for my backups. I have 5 scheduled tasks running 1 for each

day so that i have a full weeks of backups. I radomly test the backup files

by doing a restore of a few files. My problem is that when i go to restore i

see all the backups that were done since 2003 and takes forever to find the

backup that im looking for. How can i delete those old links cause the files

dont exist? Also if a folder gets deleted the entire backup will fail cause

the bks file has that folder in it. Is there a way to prevent this?

 

Here is my friday backup (for example) command that i have in the task

scheduler.

 

C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntbackup.exe backup "@C:\BackupScripts\dailybackup.bks"

/n "Media created %date% %time%" /d "Set created %date% %time%" /v:yes /r:no

/rs:no /hc:off /m normal /j "Friday Backup" /l:s /f "G:\Friday.bkf"

 

Should i do it differently?

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: NTbackup

 

See below.

 

"Dan V" <dvalenti54athotmail.com> wrote in message

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>I use ntbackup for my backups. I have 5 scheduled tasks running 1 for each

>day so that i have a full weeks of backups. I radomly test the backup files

>by doing a restore of a few files. My problem is that when i go to restore

>i see all the backups that were done since 2003 and takes forever to find

>the backup that im looking for. How can i delete those old links cause the

>files dont exist?

*** You apply the recipe that is universal to Windows: When you want to do

something special with an object, you right-click it and check the available

options. Deleting a backup catalog works in exactly the same way.

> Also if a folder gets deleted the entire backup will fail cause the bks

> file has that folder in it. Is there a way to prevent this?

*** Yes - by maintaining an up-to-date selection file. Since accidents do

happen, you must also do one of the following things:

a) Inspect the backup report regularly (e.g. weekly), or

b) Send the most recent backup report to yourself by EMail, e.g. once a

week, or

c) Write a script to examine the backup report each day and send it to

yourself in case it reports some errors.

> Here is my friday backup (for example) command that i have in the task

> scheduler.

>

> C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntbackup.exe backup

> "@C:\BackupScripts\dailybackup.bks" /n "Media created %date% %time%" /d

> "Set created %date% %time%" /v:yes /r:no /rs:no /hc:off /m normal /j

> "Friday Backup" /l:s /f "G:\Friday.bkf"

>

> Should i do it differently?

>