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Using Robocopy
I want to use Robocopy (or another free tool if necessary) to create a daily exact copy of a folder and the command “Robocopy /MIR sourceFolder destinationFolder” does this.
However, I want to create a new destination folder each time, possibly with the date in its name, something like 20150606destinationfolder.
However, I want to create a new destination folder each time, possibly with the date in its name, something like 20150606destinationfolder.
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For a date matching your original question...
For a date matching your original question...
for /f "tokens=1-4 delims=/ " %%a in ('date /t') do (
set YYYYMMDD=%%d%%b%%c
)
Robocopy c:\sourcedir c:\%YYYYMMDD%destinationfolder /MIR /E /Z /LOG:C:\Robocopylog.txt /TEE /R:2 /W:0
The /MIR option does not make sense if you copy into a new folder each time. It does no harm, but shows a misconception if applying it here, as it also has to check for files which are only in the target (and remove them). You can just leave that option out.
Thanks for your helpful comments. In the end I simplified the command line as follows (it was mainly the date in the file name that I couldn't work
out):
md C:\ folderpath\%date:/=%folder
Robocopy "Source folder" "Destination folder\%date:/=%filename" /E
This provides me with a uniquely named folder for each backup.
However, I am having difficulty getting this to run automatically with Task Manager (Windows 8.1). It just doesn't run. I am logged into this PC as a local administrator (it's not on a network) and am able to run the batch file manually.
Thanks
out):
md C:\ folderpath\%date:/=%folder
Robocopy "Source folder" "Destination folder\%date:/=%filename" /E
This provides me with a uniquely named folder for each backup.
However, I am having difficulty getting this to run automatically with Task Manager (Windows 8.1). It just doesn't run. I am logged into this PC as a local administrator (it's not on a network) and am able to run the batch file manually.
Thanks
Please review the code you posted - it is wrong in a way I guess you replaced real-life data with fakes, and made the result unusuable ...
Yes, I did anonymise the code as the folder names that I have to use may identify the organisation. Sorry if I got it wrong but the code I am now using does indeed work. I have done it again in the hope that it now makes sense:
md C:\Backup\%date:/=% Backup
Robocopy "C:\Users\user\Dropbox\B Backup" "C:\Backup\%date:/=% Backup" /E
However, as it works when the batch file is run manually, the code is now not the problem as the answers given so far have helped me to get that right. The issue now is to get Windows Task Scheduler (not manager as I mistakenly said in my last post) to run as I need the batch file to run regularly and automatically.
Many thanks.
md C:\Backup\%date:/=% Backup
Robocopy "C:\Users\user\Dropbox\B Backup" "C:\Backup\%date:/=% Backup" /E
However, as it works when the batch file is run manually, the code is now not the problem as the answers given so far have helped me to get that right. The issue now is to get Windows Task Scheduler (not manager as I mistakenly said in my last post) to run as I need the batch file to run regularly and automatically.
Many thanks.
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I've requested that this question be deleted for the following reason:
No longer relevant to my situation
No longer relevant to my situation
> ...the code is now not the problem as the answers given so far have helped me to get that right
If the code never was the problem, then ok.
If there was an issue in the code, you should close with points.
If the code never was the problem, then ok.
If there was an issue in the code, you should close with points.
As the first comment showed you how to solve the date issue, and you used that code part literally, you should accept that comment.
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Robocopy in itself does not have this functionality but you can write a script to create the folder and immedately run the robocopy. see the below
Open notepad and enter
for /f "tokens=1* delims=" %%a in ('date /T') do set datestr=%%a
mkdir c:\%date:/=%mydestinationf
Robocopy <source> c:\%date:/=%mydestinationf
Save this as <yourchoosen_name>.bat
All you just need to be doing is to run the <yourchoosen_name>.bat
I hope this help.