How do I keep this .bat file from overwriting

[Corvus]

Hi there, I'm trying to make a simple script that will backup my save files every half hour or so in order to avoid getting my saves corrupted again while playing Watch_Dogs. 

So far I've managed to do the basics, copying the saves to another location and I'm planning to use task scheduler to execute the file every hour or so. However, I would like the saves to be renamed after the time it was backed up (could possibly be done by renaming the entire folder creating a new one) and not overwritten. How can I do this? And is there a better way to make the script run at intervals? (i.e, only after I execute it the first time, and stop when I exit it.) 

This is what I have come up with so far for testing purposes:
 

@Echo off

cls

xcopy "F:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\savegames\2f638c41-7fa3-4189-8aa1-be9d10d5adea\"*.* "C:\Backups\WatchDogs" /s /e

echo backup complete

Pause

End

Note that I will remove the echo and the pause. It is just so that I know that it is working.

Thanks in advance.

[Maxwit44]

Best I can think of off the top the extension  "/-y" . But that only allows you to confirm the over write. Is there any option to autosave using a time/date stamp in watch dogs? (never play, and probably never will).

[Corvus]

Sadly there is no options concerning the saves, you can't even have more than one save. 

[WanderingFool]

Sorry I have to run so I can't really explain this, but try looking at this

 

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4984391/cmd-line-rename-file-with-date-and-time

 

you can use %date%...although I don't know how to do it with the *.* only way I can think of off hand is if the save file is already known

[Corvus]

Sorry I have to run so I can't really explain this, but try looking at this

 

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4984391/cmd-line-rename-file-with-date-and-time

 

you can use %date%...although I don't know how to do it with the *.* only way I can think of off hand is if the save file is already known

Thank you for this info, going to do some experimenting considering that all the save files have a set name. (2.save.upload, 2.save, 1.save.upload, 1.save)

Quick note to everyone however:

I have only done some simple scripts before, and thus I don't fully understand what I'm doing here. Any help would be much appreciated.

[Corvus]

Alright, a little update.

I've managed to make it so that the files aren't replaced anymore as it is saved. This is what I've managed so far:

@Echo off

cls

:Start

 

xcopy "F:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\savegames\2f638c41-7fa3-4189-8aa1-be9d10d5adea\274\2.save.upload" "C:\Backups\WatchDogs" /s /e /Y

 

ren C:\Backups\WatchDogs\2.save.upload 2.save.upload-%date:~10,4%%date:~7,2%%date:~4,2%_%time:~0,2%%time:~3,2%.upload

ren C:\Backups\WatchDogs\2.save.upload 2.save.upload-%date:~10,4%%date:~7,2%%date:~4,2%_%time:~1,1%%time:~3,2%.upload

 

xcopy "F:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\savegames\2f638c41-7fa3-4189-8aa1-be9d10d5adea\274\2.save" "C:\Backups\WatchDogs" /s /e /Y

 

ren C:\Backups\WatchDogs\2.save 2.save-%date:~10,4%%date:~7,2%%date:~4,2%_%time:~0,2%%time:~3,2%.save

ren C:\Backups\WatchDogs\2.save 2.save-%date:~10,4%%date:~7,2%%date:~4,2%_%time:~1,1%%time:~3,2%.save

 

xcopy "F:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\savegames\2f638c41-7fa3-4189-8aa1-be9d10d5adea\274\1.save.upload" "C:\Backups\WatchDogs" /s /e /Y

ren C:\Backups\WatchDogs\1.save.upload 1.save.upload-%date:~10,4%%date:~7,2%%date:~4,2%_%time:~0,2%%time:~3,2%.upload

ren C:\Backups\WatchDogs\1.save.upload 1.save.upload-%date:~10,4%%date:~7,2%%date:~4,2%_%time:~1,1%%time:~3,2%.upload

 

xcopy "F:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\savegames\2f638c41-7fa3-4189-8aa1-be9d10d5adea\274\1.save" "C:\Backups\WatchDogs" /s /e /Y

ren C:\Backups\WatchDogs\1.save 1.save-%date:~10,4%%date:~7,2%%date:~4,2%_%time:~0,2%%time:~3,2%.save

ren C:\Backups\WatchDogs\1.save 1.save-%date:~10,4%%date:~7,2%%date:~4,2%_%time:~1,1%%time:~3,2%.save

 

 

echo backup complete

Timeout /T 3600 /NOBREAK

 

Goto :Start

Pause

End

This basically copies the files to the selected location, and then renames them after the time it was backed up. Not quite sure on how to change it to save after time & date just yet however. 

EDIT: I successfully made it so that it waits for an hour, and then runs the script again, and then continues to repeat it until I close it.

I have also tested if the saves work or not after this backup process, and it seems as if they work just fine. 

Thank you @Maxwit44 and @WanderingFool for the help.