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Backing up files

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I am needing to backup some files weekly. Like .pst and .doc files from laptops to a network dive. I am looking into using a batch file to do this. I am looking for some help on this. If anyone can help me that would be great.
 
Your batchfile might look like this:

@echo off
cdcd backup
if exist myfile.10 then del *.10
if exist myfile.9 then ren *.9 *.10
if exist myfile.8 then ren *.8 *.9
...
...
if exist myfile.pst then ren *.pst *.1
cdcd mypath
xcopy32 /k/r/y/c/h/e/f *.pst c:\backup

This will make a stack of ten copies of your data, allowing time to recover from accidental corruption. You can also copy across a network, provided that you call the batchfile in protected mode only.

Example:

XCopy32 /k/r/y/c/h/e/f *.pst \\computer\shared\backup
 
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