Backing up your files should be fast and easy, so that you can do it regularly. In the german computer magazine c't (recommended!), a simple and efficient backup script was presented, which has some unique features:

• works on any windows machine, without installing additional software!
• runs very fast
• gives a report of the result of the backup

For windows XP machines, here is the script:

set Quelle="C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen"
 
set Ziel="D:\Backup\%date%"
 
set templog="%temp%\temp.log"
 
;
 
echo . >>%windir%\backup.log
 
echo Starte Backup: %date% %time% von %Quelle% nach %Ziel% >>%windir%\backup.log
 
md %Ziel%
 
xcopy %Quelle% %Ziel% /m /s /v /c /i /f /h /k /o /x /y >>%windir%\backup.log
 
echo Starte Überprüfung >>%windir%\backup.log
 
start /w windiff.exe -Sdx %templog% -T %Ziel% %quelle%
 
find "different" %templog% >>%windir%\backup.log
 
echo Fertig >>%windir%\backup.log
 
start notepad.exe %windir%\backup.log
 
;
 
rem Erstellt 2003 von Axel Vahldiek / c't
 
rem mailto: axv@ctmagazin.de

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