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Number   :  155
Date     :  2001-06-07
Author   :  Jim Witherspoon
Subject  :  Re: Clone - stupid question perhaps
Size(KB) :  1


Norton users may want to add /Xnprotect.log. That one won't get copied
either.

I also use CLONE in this way:

xxcopy c:\ d:\backup\c /clone /yy /oaxxcopy.log
xxcopy e:\ d:\backup\e /clone /yy /oaxxcopy.log

The /yy suppresses prompts - with /clone you will get prompts to create
directories (I think).

The /oaxxcopy.log appends to a log named xxcopy.log - it is on my Desktop
right now, but I should think of a better place to put it.

jim

> 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  HREF="http://www.xxcopy.com/xxcopy/xxcopy10.htm">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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