A little different approach to backing up important data files.
I probably add something to my "My Documents" folder on a daily basis. (a new picture, document, etc.)
But I only do a full partition backup. with Ghost 2003, once a week (normally).
My answer to the problem was right in front of me..... a program that's built into Windows just as it was available in DOS.
I wrote a simple little batch file incorporating XCOPY to back up my entire "My Documents" folder to my Storage hard drive.
Here's that batch file.
@Echo off
cls
xcopy "C:\Documents and Settings\Randy\My Documents\*.*" "D:\My Documents\" /s /y /H /R /D
A similar lines can be created for other folders that contain important data.
The switches at the end of the command line, cause the program to only back up files that have been changed or added. So it takes only a second or two for the program to run.
There are many ways to run that batch file.
Run it manually.... that's obvious.
Run it from a shortcut in the Startup folder, for an automatic daily backup.
Or, run it from the task scheduler.
I can modify the program (batch file) any time I like and even add more lines to it, and it never cost me a cent and there's NO added software loading down my PC.
I've been using this technique since the DOS days to backup critical data. I love Quick, Easy and Simple, but most of all I love CHEAP!
Happy New Year!
Shadow
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