NT Backup and other backup issues

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I'm getting an error when I try to schedule a backup system every day at a

certain time. (0x8070005)

I'm using an Admin account. ???



Is there any software that can backup files without changing them into a

backup format?

If I have 1000 files in 100 folders I'd like to see 1000 files in 100

folders in the backup location.

Does any backup software do this?

And it would have to be done incrementally so you're not backing up the

same thing over and over for nothing.
 
"FrankEdwards" wrote in message

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> I'm getting an error when I try to schedule a backup system every day at a

> certain time. (0x8070005)

> I'm using an Admin account. ???

>

> Is there any software that can backup files without changing them into a

> backup format?

> If I have 1000 files in 100 folders I'd like to see 1000 files in 100

> folders in the backup location.

> Does any backup software do this?

> And it would have to be done incrementally so you're not backing up the

> same thing over and over for nothing.



Try robocopy.exe. Works great, does all of the above.
 
"FrankEdwards" wrote in message

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> Is there any software that can backup files without changing them into a

> backup format?

> If I have 1000 files in 100 folders I'd like to see 1000 files in 100

> folders in the backup location.

> Does any backup software do this?



I have used the free app from www.xxcopy.com for 10 years

and still prefer it. It offers dozens of parameters for detailed

application and its /clone parm works well.



--

Don Phillipson

Carlsbad Springs

(Ottawa, Canada)
 
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Pegasus [MVP] typed:

> "FrankEdwards" wrote in message

> news:op.vbmurnheq6rutr@----------.wp.shawcable.net...

>> I'm getting an error when I try to schedule a backup

>> system every day at a certain time. (0x8070005)

>> I'm using an Admin account. ???

>>

>> Is there any software that can backup files without

>> changing them into a backup format?

>> If I have 1000 files in 100 folders I'd like to see 1000

>> files in 100 folders in the backup location.

>> Does any backup software do this?

>> And it would have to be done incrementally so you're not

>> backing up the same thing over and over for nothing.

>

> Try robocopy.exe. Works great, does all of the above.



Good app; but it won't back up files that are "in use", meaning the

operating system can't be backed up with it.
 
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Don Phillipson typed:

> "FrankEdwards" wrote in message

> news:op.vbmurnheq6rutr@----------.wp.shawcable.net...

>

>> Is there any software that can backup files without

>> changing them into a backup format?

>> If I have 1000 files in 100 folders I'd like to see 1000

>> files in 100 folders in the backup location.

>> Does any backup software do this?

>

> I have used the free app from www.xxcopy.com for 10 years

> and still prefer it. It offers dozens of parameters for

> detailed application and its /clone parm works well.



Great app; but it won't back up files that are "in use", meaning the

operating system can't be backed up with it.



As long as you aren't trying to back up you operating system, WinZip is an

excellent program and allows you to create "jobs" for single click backups

of various types, whatever you prefer.



To do what you want though requires a "copy" function, not backup or

imaging. Then again, ANY of the backup/imaging programs let you see the

individual folders and files in Restore mode or even in Backup mode.

They also provide compaction. You are limiting yourself by insisting on

being able to see all individual files with Explorer; it's not necessary.

Xcopy, XXCopy, Norton Ghost, Acronis True Image, WinZip, ntbackup.exe which

comes with every XP OS are all decent choices for backup or imaging disks.

With XXCopy (xxcopy.com) you should know a bit about the command prompt

since it's a command line tool, but once the commands are figured out, they

can be run from a batch file. It's also blazingly fast since it doesn't

have to manipulate the gui much.



HTH,



Twayne`
 
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> Pegasus [MVP] typed:

>> "FrankEdwards" wrote in message

>> news:op.vbmurnheq6rutr@----------.wp.shawcable.net...

>>> I'm getting an error when I try to schedule a backup

>>> system every day at a certain time. (0x8070005)

>>> I'm using an Admin account. ???

>>>

>>> Is there any software that can backup files without

>>> changing them into a backup format?

>>> If I have 1000 files in 100 folders I'd like to see 1000

>>> files in 100 folders in the backup location.

>>> Does any backup software do this?

>>> And it would have to be done incrementally so you're not

>>> backing up the same thing over and over for nothing.

>>

>> Try robocopy.exe. Works great, does all of the above.

>

> Good app; but it won't back up files that are "in use", meaning the

> operating system can't be backed up with it.



It helps mentioning this requirement in the first place. Hobocopy

(http://sourceforge.net/projects/wangdera/files/HoboCopy/) can back up files

that are in use. Its syntax is similar to robocopy's although its

instruction set is not a rich.
 
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Pegasus [MVP] typed:

> "Twayne" wrote in message

> news:uvvYjy84KHA.4740@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> In news:%23bPNbDz4KHA.620@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl,

>> Pegasus [MVP] typed:

>>> "FrankEdwards" wrote in message

>>> news:op.vbmurnheq6rutr@----------.wp.shawcable.net...

>>>> I'm getting an error when I try to schedule a backup

>>>> system every day at a certain time. (0x8070005)

>>>> I'm using an Admin account. ???

>>>>

>>>> Is there any software that can backup files without

>>>> changing them into a backup format?

>>>> If I have 1000 files in 100 folders I'd like to see 1000

>>>> files in 100 folders in the backup location.

>>>> Does any backup software do this?

>>>> And it would have to be done incrementally so you're not

>>>> backing up the same thing over and over for nothing.

>>>

>>> Try robocopy.exe. Works great, does all of the above.

>>

>> Good app; but it won't back up files that are "in use",

>> meaning the operating system can't be backed up with it.

>

> It helps mentioning this requirement in the first place.

> Hobocopy

> (http://sourceforge.net/projects/wangdera/files/HoboCopy/)

> can back up files that are in use. Its syntax is similar to

> robocopy's although its instruction set is not a rich.



Hmm, that's a new one to me; I'll have to look that over.



Thanks,



Twayne
 
>>> Is there any software that can backup files without

>>> changing them into a backup format?

>>> If I have 1000 files in 100 folders I'd like to see 1000

>>> files in 100 folders in the backup location.

>>> Does any backup software do this?

>>

>> I have used the free app from www.xxcopy.com for 10 years

>> and still prefer it. It offers dozens of parameters for

>> detailed application and its /clone parm works well.

>

> To do what you want though requires a "copy" function, not backup or

> imaging. Then again, ANY of the backup/imaging programs let you see the

> individual folders and files in Restore mode or even in Backup mode.



But it will take a lot of time to restore multi-gig files right?
 
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