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Number   :  154
Date     :  2001-06-07
Author   :  Kan Yabumoto
Subject  :  Re: Clone - stupid question perhaps
Size(KB) :  1


At 2001-06-07 07:56, you wrote:
>I want to use clone to back up my C dive to my D drive. I also have
>some other files and sub-dir's on my d drive which I want to retain.
>If I just use xxcopy c:\ d:\ /clone will xxcopy overwrite the other
>files and subdir's on D so that I lose them ?
>
>Should I use xxcopy c:\ d:\cbackup /clone ?
>
>I have read the various Tech's and could not seem to find the answer
>and I don't want to take any chances on losing the other files,etc on
>D:
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No question is too stupid to ask in the XXCOPY group.
(See footnote below)


If you want to make a backup of the C drive without affecting
existing data on D, that is, a perfect replica of Drive C: is
not what you are trying to achieve, then, yes, your alternate
solution,

XXCOPY C:\ D:\CBACKUP /CLINE

is exactly what you want.

As a matter of fact, we generally recommend this type of backup
operation more than the exact replica (C:\ D:\ /CLONE) as described
in the XXTB#10 article,
unless you want a bootable backup of the system disk.

Also, to make fine adjustments, the use of the exclusion
feature (/X) will be useful. For example, the swap file
for Win9x is never needed for any practical purpose, and you
can add "/Xwin386.swp" in almost all cases of a full backup of
Drive C. Adding just a few exclusion switches will greatly
save the time and disk space.


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"Of course, some questions are too silly to answer..."

That's what Larry Wall (the inventor of the Perl language)
said in his book. But, this question is not very stupid.
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Kan Yabumoto

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