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Thanks for your answer. <br />
It may well be a good bet for many but I'm really after a simpler solution.<br />
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A friend gave me an idea today :-<br />
Basically my Laptop turns iteself on, and backs up 1/2 hour before I get up. So now<br />
I've added an extra command at the end of the batch file to open the backup folder,<br />
so it's sat there waiting for me to check that the file has got todays date on it.<br />
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I'm going to try this for a while. &nbsp;Chris<br />

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Thanks for your answer.
It may well be a good bet for many but I'm really after a simpler solution.

A friend gave me an idea today :-
Basically my Laptop turns iteself on, and backs up 1/2 hour before I get up. So now
I've added an extra command at the end of the batch file to open the backup folder,
so it's sat there waiting for me to check that the file has got todays date on it.

I'm going to try this for a while.  Chris


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I think you should have the points as it was a well explained solution
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I think you should have the points as it was a well explained solution

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Hi,<br />
I'm using XP SP3 and use a scheduled task to copy certain files onto Dropbox to create a daily backup. This is done using XCOPY in a Batch file. <br />
The first scheduled job is to backup a program called &quot;Quantum Control&quot; by Component Control Systems. If the backup fails there is no warning and I only know about it if I later happen to compare the backed up dropbox &quot;Quantum&quot; file with the live copy.<br />
Sometimes weeks can go by before I realise the backup is not working.<br />
I would like to verify the Backup at the end of running the Batch File<br />
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Any ideas ? Let me know if I have missed anything<br />
Chris<br />
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Hi,
I'm using XP SP3 and use a scheduled task to copy certain files onto Dropbox to create a daily backup. This is done using XCOPY in a Batch file. 
The first scheduled job is to backup a program called "Quantum Control" by Component Control Systems. If the backup fails there is no warning and I only know about it if I later happen to compare the backed up dropbox "Quantum" file with the live copy.
Sometimes weeks can go by before I realise the backup is not working.
I would like to verify the Backup at the end of running the Batch File

Any ideas ? Let me know if I have missed anything
Chris





Verify Backup at the end of running a Batch File

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.