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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.
Windows OS
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gerlis
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Thanks. will it out over the weekend.
Note: No points necessary. Just helping...
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.
ASKER
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 ...
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This has now really beromc a different question, so I would like to delete this one.
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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.
I've objected to the deletion.
I've objected to the deletion.
ASKER
OK, no probs