XCOPY for backups

At the outset I downloaded the GUI but never got around to using it.  Instead I was able to construct a simple DOS batch file to run Robocopy's simplified syntax as you say at the click of a button.  Having said this I have to confess that I don't make nearly as much use of it as I should do. And I have to confess that my security precautions are not nearly as rigorous as yours either ..

I wrote this a while back to copy files and it also saves the permissions from source to target, i added the msg * /server:myworkstationname so i could get a message telling me its done.

To use this, drag the folder on to the dos prompt and hit enter, repeat for destination or just type it out manually.

Note, dont use this to copy files that are a dfsr target because it carries over all the dfsrprivate\*.* data whichd epending on your quota size can be very large.

 @echo off
SET /p from=Whats the Source Location:
SET /p target=Whats the Destination:
TITLE Copying %from% To %target%
ROBOCOPY %from% %target% /E /ZB /DCOPY:T /COPYALL /R:1 /W:1 /V /TEE
ECHO Done.....
TITLE Done Copying %from% To %target%

Edited by JohnnyJammer, 18 June 2014 - 11:04 PM.

I am replying to the latest reply post from adamblack - which seems to have disappeared - to say that a long time has passed since I first opened the thread. During which time I came to the conclusion that I was getting outside of my technical pay grade. On the advice of a friend I have instead been running AOMEI Backupper (free) relying on the software to do all the clever stuff rather than try to figure it out for myself. How this will perform in a real hands-on meltdown emergency I wait to see. Has anyone else had experience of AOMEI?

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Chris Cosgrove