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How could I create my own backup program?

I would like to create my own backup program. I know many exist but none seem to do exactly what I want. I would like to create a backup program that can copy complete directories (ie folders and files) to a local drive and also backup to a remote server at my main office. Can someone suggest how I might get started? (is there any tutorials anyone has ran accross?). What language should I use? (I will be running this on a Windows XP or Server Workstation) [Maybe VB? C? PERL? JAVA? I don't really know where to start].

Any information you can provide is well appreciated.

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NEComputer

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I am aware of creating a batch script using commands with the winzip program but I am thinking something more customizable, more detailed, more indepth.

Any other solutions?

coredatarecovery

you could write almost anything using TCL, or C++

I'd use AWS (amazon's S3 services) for storage, as it's really inexpensive storage.

Also, If what you want is a product to just rebrand, a number of backup solutions have re branding opportunities.

itprotocall

If "backup program that can copy complete directories (ie folders and files) to a local drive and also backup to a remote server at my main office. " is your only need... then there are many commercially available software which can do this....

NEComputer

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I appreciate the responses.

I am not looking just to rebrand but to establish a core application used by my company. I started my search by trying to analyze and take a part some of the open source backup software available to see how they created theirs but haven't been that successful.

The idea is that I am trying not to use an existing commercial software. I guess I am trying to trully understand how the backup software internally works (on database, files, etc) and through the process of understanding this I want to create my own.

Has anyone done this before?

NEComputer

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I appreciate the start to a good solution however I was looking for more detail. Thanks for the help and I have continued to search for more help with other posts so if you can provide any more information please feel free to look at my other quesitons.