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Number   :  1087
Date     :  2001-11-30
Author   :  Richard Kirkham
Subject  :  Re: My backup routine
Size(KB) :  4


Can't you run it in a batch file with echo n (or
whatever| xxcopy c:\this d:\that

That way if it comes up you've already chosen your
answer

Rick


--- JimmyJet  wrote:
> Greetings.
> 
> First of all, XXCopy is an excellent program, and I
> congratulate Pixielab on
> its configurability.
> 
> Now, the issue: I make a weekly backup of my hard
> drive to a removable hard
> drive once a week, and then take that hard drive to
> another location. (Why
> it's important to know this comes later... and I do
> it because if I left the
> drive in the computer all the time, it would be
> susceptible to theft, or
> fire/other catastrophe... in my opinion keeping
> backups off-site is
> important). I use this command line, just for
> reference:
> 
> xxcopy c:\ d:\ /CLONE /Xc:\mp3s\*\* /PB
> /oAc:\bupfull.log
> (clone C to D, ignore my MP3s directory, give me a
> progress bar, and append
> results to a log file)
> 
> What I'd like to do is make daily incremental
> backups of changed files.
> Since the original target disk is no longer present,
> I can't use the default
> date/time check to determine if a file needs to be
> backed up, so I choose to
> use the /M switch to back up files with the archive
> attribute set (I know
> it's not perfect, but it's good enough for daily
> backups). I tried using:
> 
> xxcopy c:\* c:\bak\/$MON-DD$\ /s /M /Xc:\mp3s\*\*
> /CCY /IA
> /oAc:\bupdaily.log
> (copy everything on c: to a folder in c:\bak named
> uniquely for today,
> include subdirs, only get new files, ignore the MP3s
> dir, ignore the target
> folder, don't run if target folder already exists,
> log results to a file)
> 
> but then I get the error message:
> """""""""""""""""""
> Detected a cyclic copy (the source includes the
> destination).
> ======= XXCOPY ========================
> You have selected a command switch which is designed
> primarily for users with a Corporate Site License.
> To suppress this, place the license file
> (XXCOPY.LIC)
> in the same directory as the XXCOPY executable.
> """""""""""""""""""
> 
> Huh? I've seen nothing in the documentation about
> restricted command line
> switches. And I'm definitely not a corporate user,
> just a guy with one home
> computer trying to keep good backups. Any ideas? The
> message above does let
> me press a key to carry on, but I want these to run
> at night while I sleep,
> without requiring interaction. I tries removing the
> command line switches
> from the line above one at a time, starting with
> /IA, and /CCY, but it
> wasn't until I removed the macro to name the unique
> folder that the message
> went away. I really like the "new folder for each
> day" thing, because it
> offers better utility to be able to get a
> frequently-used file from a
> specific day, not to just have access to "the most
> recent one backed up".
> 
> By the way, if anyone wants to very cheaply do the
> removable drive thing, it
> can be done for less than US$100. You can get a
> removable hard drive tray
> and cartridge for $8 from Compgeeks
> (http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=GN210),
> and a cheap IDE hard
> drive from anywhere (including Compgeeks). Works
> like a champ! I have two of
> these for rotating backups. One drive is big enough
> to handle the whole
> drive, but the other one is small, which is why I
> drop out my MP3 directory
> as above.
> 
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