Backing Up

[BryanM]

Okay, here's the deal, i need to back up the files on my server every friday. Before i used a program that did that and used my zip drive, but now i have a cd burner, i need to know how to do it with that. I have a generic burner and it use's nero as its burning rom, OS is 98.

[BipolarBill]

You can use CDR-W disks just like a Zip drive.

[BryanM]

there a way i can do it automaticly, just set a date and time and let it do its thing on its own

[BipolarBill]

Windows version? Just use MS Backup and set the drive as the destination. Schedule the backup.

You can also make a batch file and use Task Scheduler to run it.

Set your folder/directory that you want to back up and put the batch file there. Open Notepad:

COPY *.* X:\ /Y (where X is your CDR drive)

MS Backup is much better.

[BryanM]

in english please (:

[BipolarBill]

Bryan, you have what you need there. After you make that file, save it as backup.bat and put it in the folder you're backing up. If there is more than one folder, you have to use MICROSOFT BACKUP. Clear?

Now - which Windows version are you using?

[BryanM]

Win 98

[BipolarBill]

First you have to check to see if Backup is installed. It should be in Programs > Accessories > System Tools. If it's not, you have to install it from the CD. Go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Windows Setup. Put a check in System Tools and click OK. Now you will have it.

I can't recall if Backup can or can't be scheduled in Win98. I suspect not. If it can't, you'll have to pay for a backup program.

Upgrading to Win2K/XP will get you a backup that can be scheduled.

[BipolarBill]

Here's how to use Nero to backup:

http://www.law.qub.ac.uk/staff/nbarnes/UsingNero.doc

I doubt that you can do it unattended though.

[BryanM]

okay thats for info and time

[Midknyte]

win98 backup doesn't support cdrw drives anyways.

are you running win98 as a server? are you just backing up to a win98 workstation?

Okay, here's the deal, i need to back up the files on my server every friday. Before i used a program that did that and used my zip drive, but now i have a cd burner, i need to know how to do it with that. I have a generic burner and it use's nero as its burning rom, OS is 98.

[BipolarBill]

I have a client set up with a simple batch file and XCOPY to CDRW and it hasn't failed in 2 years.

[gjimene2]

*ahem*

you will need InCD or a similar software to do that.

Then it will treat the cd-rw as a small hard drive.

[BryanM]

can you explain how this notepad thing works. And i need to be able do zip the 4 folders's before they are burned, there a way i can do that too?

[BipolarBill]

Why don't you just use MSBackup to back up to a file regularly and burn the file to CD manually? MSBackup compresses the file when it creates it. If you give me the "path" (location) that you're placing the backup file in, I can create a batch file for you to use to copy it to CDRW on a schedule.

Do that please.

[BryanM]

will give it a whirl