Backing up to CD-R/CD-RW in windows

Handiest way is to create a 650 MB partition - backup to it and then burn onto CD. - 'cos there is no real solution - just workaroungs..




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Or using a partition /network drive that is big enough to take your hard drive..

Win 3x / Win 95 / Win 98 ( probably ME)
Backup
attrib c:\*.* -r +a -s -h /s

in a dos box in windows - Xcopy c:\*.* \*.* /s /h /r /c /d /m
when 650 full - copy to CD


create a file on the c:\n - with 20,000 lines each with the letter n

Then restart in dos mode -
attrib c:\*.* -r -s -h /s (leave A alone)
xcopy c:\*.* d:\*.* /m /s <c:\n
back into windows and put onto a CD

You can restore files by just copying the files to a folder and sysing the drive.

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Course you have to copy the files on to a CD...

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Windows 2000 - use ntbackup to backup to a series of files - copy to a CD
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Big TIP - set your system partition to be no more than 2GB that way you can usually Ghost it to an image that will fit on a CD - for recovery...

Still testing this one but..

HDD to HDD backup - by file copy ('cos replication in NT/2K is only designed for small stuff like scripts)

one of several lines in a batch file in NT4 SP6a

start xcopy \\PC1\c$\*.* \\PC2\d$\*.* /s /v /d:03-03-03 /e /d

the /d:03-03-03 copies files modified since date
the /d only copies them if newer than existing ones
(Still testing to see if both can work together - but looking good )

The paths are UNC - so it does not matter where the file runs from - if both are the same spec then run it from PC1 - otherwise not sure if a fast PC2 can compensate for slow connection.

ie you are copying recent files first.
Then when done you can change the date to grab older files - but the nice bit is it will still grab any files changed since you last ran it.