![]() ![]() ROBOCOPY C:\ F:\C_backup\ /zb /xo /E /Z /V /R:2 /W:0 /MIR /tee My laptop has two hard drives, so I run robocopy for each as such: After a little searching I discovered the windows command robocopy which, when the right options are selected, does the trick (the linux/unix/os command cp should work for those systems, though I haven’t dialed in the options yet). To avoid repurchasing third party synchronization software I decided to look for a solution that relies on windows commands. If my laptop fails as a result of a virus it also allows me to manually rebuild the system, hopefully avoiding a re-infection. This way if my laptop is lost or suddenly fails I can plug the drive into any computer and instantly access what I need. It may be that I’m not an experienced enough user, but I want my backup files to be a human-navigable copy of my hard drive. ![]() I could have migrated to the provided backup software in Windows 7 (or Timemachine, if I had a mac’nbook), but for some reason I have a strong mistrust of these programs. While putting everything back together I couldn’t find my key for the commercial synchronization software (Allway Sync) that I’d been using to backup my computer. I’m continuing the theme of cost-saving lab tricks (see this post on the topic).
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