Scheduling a different filename each day using MSbackup

[gramatoncleric]

Does Microsoft's backup program in XP pro have the ability to schedule a backup that will right to a different filename each day of the week? When I try and create these jobs, the new one always seems to overwrite the last one.

Scot Trodick

http://www.procnsultancy.com/

 

[bcastner]

You could use .bat or .cmd files, or scripting, to identify the day of the week and use replaceable parameters to change the backup store.

But, why not schedule 5-7 scheduled tasks, specifying a unique backup location? One runs on Monday, one runs on Tuesday, etc.

 

[gramatoncleric]

That was my intention, but everytime I went to create a new bks file it would erase the schedule of the old one. For example, I would create Monday's bks filed scheduled to run on monday and then when I created tuesdays bks file I would go back to monday's and notice that it was scheduled to run on tuesday.

Scot Trodick

http://www.procnsultancy.com/

 

[bcastner]

. Create 4-7 .bat or .cmd files, each referencing a different .bks path and filename. (Create one or use your old one and copy it 5-7 times and rename them Monday.bat, Tuesday.bat, etc.

Edit with notepad, and change the .bks location to point to a folder you create with the following structure:

\BACKUPS
\Monday
\Tuesday
\Wednesday
...etc...

As each scheduled task is pointing to a unique day_of_week batch or command file; and each unique day_of_week batch or command file points to a .BKS folder location that is unique, there is no possibility of overwriting another day_of_week file.

 

[gramatoncleric]

The problem remains that the filename I want to create for my backup file gets changed for every bks file I create. I think this is a MS backup limitation. I want to have a backup file for each day of the week. This way I can always go as far back as 7 days in order to restore. If a problem is found three days after the problem began I could go back to that instamce in time and replace the problem file(s).

Scot Trodick

http://www.procnsultancy.com/

 

[bcastner]

Post the Scheduled Task command line, or .bat or .cmd you are using. Open it in Notepad if a .bat or .cmd and copy/paste here, or just use copy if a Scheduled Task command line.

We in this Forum can sort this issue.
Just as a point of clarification:

. You want to use the same filename.BKS, but segregate the file store by day_of_week; or,

. You want a unique filename.BKS by day_of_week; or,

. You don't care, as long as there is a seperate file.BKS by day_of_week.

 

[gramatoncleric]

I found out that you can load a slection and go and schedule the job. This will let you create a unique filename for that day. Then load the same selection and beginn the process again, changing the backup name and filename.

Scot Trodick

http://www.procnsultancy.com/

 

[bcastner]

That was exactly what I was attempting to suggest to you. "But, why not schedule 5-7 scheduled tasks, specifying a unique backup location? One runs on Monday, one runs on Tuesday, etc."

Good job.

Best wishes,
Bill Castner