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Using Shadow Copy with Robocopy

By DataHamster | 2018-04-06 - 17:04 |2019-01-27 Programming, scripting and batch files, Software
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In my previous post I presented a batch file that uses robocopy to make mirror backups of local files to a NAS. In this post, I will build upon that to add Volume Shadow Copy functionality in order to copy locked files.

Tagged backup, batch, batch file, batch files, cmd, robocopy, scripting, windows

Using Robocopy to create a Windows backup

By DataHamster | 2018-03-30 - 17:47 |2018-04-06 Programming, scripting and batch files, Software
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I wanted to create a regular incremental backup of my local files on my Windows box, and copy them to a NAS. I ended up using robocopy, a batch file, and the Windows scheduler to achieve this. Read on to see how.  

Tagged backup, batch, batch file, batch files, cmd, robocopy, scripting, windows
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