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9.1

DOS batch file backup script

Asked by parcou in MS DOS, Windows XP Operating System

Tags: dos, windows xp

How can I modify the code\script below to:
-exclude specific file types (eg. mp3, m4a, mpg, etc)
-hide\mask the error message when it searches for the SD\USB drive name on each pass
-run minimized (optional)

Goal: We have laptops with SD drives and I have added a 32GB SD to each PC. I want to run an automated backup controlled by a batch file (see code below) and use Windows Task Scheduler to kick off the backup at a scheduled time daily. Yeah poor man way but boss will not offer any assistance so I have to work with a homebrew :-) My users need a backup safety net...

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I have a DOS code below created by one of the great users here. It works great but I need to take it up a notch.

-The script will search for a USB (SD soon) drive name 'IMG DRV' or whatever I call it

-Currently it is set to search drive letters (C,D,E,F,G,I,J). I usually do not see letters higher than J. Beforehand it was set all the way to 'Z' but it hangs on network drives until it times out.

-I get an error (nothing major but will alarm users) when running the drive look-up cycle until it finds the correct drive letter. I added the 'cls' between the script below to try clearing it on each drive letter look-up pass. Beforehand it listed a drive look-up error for each following letter on a new line until the drive was finally found. I WOULD LIKE to hide/mask that if possible until the letter is found.

(extracted from the code below)
"%%y"=="%testfor%" set drive=%test%:
cls <--- I added this was not there before......
goto end

-Last part of the code will copy the needed data to a USB drive or in my case will be the attached SD drive on the laptop. I WILL ADD more lines of data in the script to backup but I want to EXCLUDE certain file types like (music, movies, videos, etc). How can I do that?

Please help me modify or rewrite this code if needed for my two (three) main questions above. My DOS knowledge is beginner.

Thx

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             @echo off
 
REM ---------
REM BACKUP
REM ---------
ECHO -------------------------------------------------------
ECHO CLOSE ALL PROGRAMS and APPLICATIONS NOW!!
ECHO -------------------------------------------------------
ECHO.
ECHO Your hard drive is about to be searched for Documents,
ECHO Databases, Spreadsheets, and Email storage files.
ECHO.
ECHO All files of these types will be saved to 
ECHO your REMOVABLE DEVICE in their original
ECHO directories\folders.
ECHO.
ECHO This will replace any previous backup on the
ECHO removable drive.
ECHO.
 
PAUSE
 
 
REM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REM Finding Removable Drive Letter Code...
REM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
REM The string below will be for the DRIVE Name eg. set testfor=ABS
set testfor=IMG_DRV
set drive=unknown
 
for %%a in (C,D,E,F,G,I,J) do call :testdrive %%a
goto continue
 
:testdrive
set test=%1
REM Use Dir to get drive label.  Sets drive variable
for /f "tokens=5,*" %%x in ('dir %test%:\*.* 2^>NUL ^| find /i "volume in drive"') do if /i "%%y"=="%testfor%" set drive=%test%:
cls
goto end
 
:continue
cls
echo.
echo USB drive was found...
echo.
echo The drive name is. %testfor% 
echo Drive letter is.  %drive%
echo.
echo.
REM xcopy c:\source\*.* %drive%\backup /e /i /y
 
pause
cls
 
 
 
REM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REM Starting Backup Routine...
REM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
ECHO Copying "My Documents" Folder to Backup device...
ECHO.
ECHO.
xcopy "c:\Documents and Settings\%username%\My Documents\*.*" "%drive%\_Rep_Backup\%username%\My Documents" /e /i /y
 
ECHO.
ECHO.
 
ECHO Copying "Desktop" Folder to Backup device...
ECHO.
ECHO.
xcopy "c:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Desktop\*.*" "%drive%\_Rep_Backup\%username%\Desktop" /e /i /y
 
ECHO.
ECHO.
 
ECHO Copying "Favorites" Folder to Backup device...
ECHO.
ECHO.
xcopy "c:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Favorites\*.*" "%drive%\_Rep_Backup\%username%\Favorites" /e /i /y
 
ECHO.
ECHO.
 
ECHO Copying "Email Storage" Folder to Backup device...
ECHO.
ECHO.
xcopy "C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\*.pst" "%drive%\_Rep_Backup\%username%\Outlook\" /e /h /i /y
 
ECHO.
ECHO.
 
ECHO Copying "Email Nickname File" Folder to Backup device...
ECHO.
ECHO.
xcopy "C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\*.nk2" "%drive%\_Rep_Backup\%username%\Outlook_NK2\" /e /h /i /y
 
ECHO.
ECHO.
 
ECHO Copying "AXSOne" Folder to Backup device...
ECHO.
ECHO.
xcopy "C:\AXSOne\*.*" "%drive%\_Rep_Backup\%username%\AXSOne" /e /h /i /y
 
ECHO.
ECHO.
 
ECHO Copying "Siebel-SROC Database" Folder to Backup device...
ECHO.
ECHO.
xcopy "C:\Program Files\Siebel\7.7\web client\LOCAL\*.*" "%drive%\_Rep_Backup\%username%\SROC\Local" /e /i /y
 
ECHO.
ECHO.
 
ECHO Copying "I-ROAM Database" Folder to Backup device...
ECHO.
ECHO.
xcopy "C:\Program Files\NikeGolf I-ROAM\*.sdf" "%drive%\_Rep_Backup\%username%\IROAM" /e /i /y
 
ECHO.
ECHO.
 
ECHO Copying "Wallpaper" Folder to Backup device...
ECHO.
ECHO.
xcopy "C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\*.bmp" "%drive%\_Rep_Backup\%username%\" /e /h /i /y
 
 
dir %drive%\_Rep_Backup\%username%\ /s > %drive%\_Rep_Backup\%username%\backup_log.txt
 
 
 
cls
ECHO.
ECHO Your BACKUP has been completed!!!.  
ECHO It is located on your removable device
ECHO in a folder called: _Rep_Backup
ECHO.
ECHO You may disconnect your device from the PC!
ECHO.
ECHO Please continue to periodically backup...
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO Systems Tech Support
ECHO.
PAUSE

           
         

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DOS batch file backup script

Asked by parcou in MS DOS, Windows XP Operating System

Tags: dos, windows xp

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