backup Scheduling folder copies every hour?

[dhpinoy]

Hi there, 

 

I'm currently looking for a way to copy/backup a specific folder on an m.2 drive (F:) onto an external m.2 USB-C. Is there a way to do it on Win11? I remember back then, wasn't that the function of the 'briefcase' item? 

 

I need it to copy/backup every hour and every 5pm (before leaving work.

 

Thank you! 

[TubsAlwaysWins]

39 minutes ago, dhpinoy said:

Hi there, 

 

I'm currently looking for a way to copy/backup a specific folder on an m.2 drive (F:) onto an external m.2 USB-C. Is there a way to do it on Win11? I remember back then, wasn't that the function of the 'briefcase' item? 

 

I need it to copy/backup every hour and every 5pm (before leaving work.

 

Thank you! 

Depends if you want a complete backup, incremental backups, or updates all information to "current". I would suggest incremental. 

IM not sure if Windows 11 has a backup option. I would think it would but I cant find it. I think you could use task scheduler and that to do it, but not sure.

 

You might look into FastCopy - Im not sure if it lets you schedule or not. It will for sure let you do current information, but I dont think you get history. I think you could create a batch script and schedule with Task Scheduler

Another potentially free alternative is Macrium Reflect. I think you can schedule backups on that, but it works more like a disk cloning software. I think this only does complete backup and would potentially consume alot of space. If its not free DM me and I have a legitimate copy I can send that is free

I use Arcserve products at work, Shadowprotect SPX and ImageManager. SPX will let you do incremental on whatever time schedule you want. Imagemanager is used to verify the backup integrity and consolidate the files. You dont need to use Imagemanager to use SPX. The downside to this being SPX needs a license, and im not sure if they sell to individuals or organizations / resellers only. I do not know the cost. 

 

There are other options out there im just not familiar with them. 

 

[DigitalGoat]

1 hour ago, dhpinoy said:

Hi there, 

 

I'm currently looking for a way to copy/backup a specific folder on an m.2 drive (F:) onto an external m.2 USB-C. Is there a way to do it on Win11? I remember back then, wasn't that the function of the 'briefcase' item? 

 

I need it to copy/backup every hour and every 5pm (before leaving work.

 

Thank you! 

Probably the most convenient method is to create a batch file to do the copying, there are plenty of guides on most tech forums on how to do this, elevenforums is a great resource. Once you have the batch file created and tested set it to run at intervals with a scheduled task, the benefit of this method is that the task doesn't need to know the contents of the batch file meaning you can edit the batch file to change source/ destination, type of copy ect and just use task scheduler to change frequency of backups if needed.