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 ====== Simple backup procedure for windows (c't bff) ====== ====== Simple backup procedure for windows (c't bff) ======
-Backing up your files should be fast and easy, so that you can do it regularly. In the german computer magazine c'(recommended!), a simple and efficient backup script was presented, which has some unique features:+Backing up your files should be fast and easy, so that you make a backup every day (or at least weekly if you are lazy and your work is not so important :-\). In the german [[http://www.heise.de/ct/|computer magazine c't]], a simple and efficient backup script was presented, which has some unique features:
   * works on any windows machine, without installing additional software!   * works on any windows machine, without installing additional software!
   * runs very fast   * runs very fast
   * gives a report of the result of the backup   * gives a report of the result of the backup
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 +=====  =====
  
 Setup of the bff.bat script: Setup of the bff.bat script:
-  - think where you will store your backups. You need a drive letter to store your backupsto. This can be a thumb drive or a network drive. +  - think where you will store your backups. You need a drive letter to store your backups to. This can be a thumb drive or a network drive. 
   - start notepad, copy-paste the script below into notepad. Change the values of ''Quelle'' and ''Ziel'' to fit your environment.   - start notepad, copy-paste the script below into notepad. Change the values of ''Quelle'' and ''Ziel'' to fit your environment.
   - safe the file as bff.bat   - safe the file as bff.bat
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     * place bff.bat on an external drive, and create an autorun.ini so that bff.bat automatically runs when the drive is plugged in.     * place bff.bat on an external drive, and create an autorun.ini so that bff.bat automatically runs when the drive is plugged in.
  
-For windows XP machines, here is the script. You can find the zipfile for all windows versions on the [[http://www.heise.de/ct/ftp/03/08/160/¦c't homepage]]+Notes: 
 +  * For a more sophisticated backup using rsync see http://www.heise.de/ct/ftp/06/09/126/ 
 +  * If you don't have windiff on your machine, you can install the [[http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=de&FamilyID=49ae8576-9bb9-4126-9761-ba8011fabf38|Windows XP SP2 Support tools]] 
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 +For windows XP machines, here is the script. You can find the zipfile for all windows versions on the [[http://www.heise.de/ct/ftp/03/08/160/|c't homepage]] 
  
 <code winbatch> <code winbatch>
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