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Backing up your business data with Robocopy
There are many ways to implement a backup solution, some are free and easy, others are expensive and hard, and any combination in between.
We think Robocopy is a great way to get your data backed up quickly, easily and reliably. With a scheduled task and a few lines in a .bat file, you can have a safe, reliable and best of all, FREE way of getting your data from A to B.
- Take a look at the Robocopy Script Example on this site, and tune it to your liking.
- Setup your Scheduled Task to run the script as regularly as you need it, and make sure it has the appropriate NTFS permissions to do so.
- Grab a copy of Robocopy Log Scanner, which will email you any errors that occur.
- Finally, make sure the destination is in turn backed up again onto tape, or different USB disks - this ensures there are multiple versions of data incase you need them.
Using Robocopy To Copy Data
Robocopy is a great FREE tool to replicate data between servers. The biggest advantage Robocopy has by far over traditional copy methods, is that it ONLY copies changed files. If you have 100gb worth of files, and only one of them changes, then Robocopy only copies that ONE file. It's easy to appreciate the WAN bandwidth this is going to save!
Robocopy Log Scanner helps you with your Robocopy jobs by automatically running a scan over the log file, and reporting to you any errors that may have occured. This saves time with checking log files, and also helps you store those log files in your inbox.
Try it out for free Download The DemoNew Version Released
Demo Released
If your reluctant to pay upfront for an untried product... can't say we blame you! Thats why we have released a Demo version for you to trial. If you prefer to try before you buy, you should be very pleased to get your hands on the 15 day demo version of Robocopy Log Scanner
With only 2 restricted features, and a full 15 days to try it out, we think you should get a good feel for how Robocopy Log Scanner can save you considerable time and effort. So don't delay... Download The Demo Now!
Improving your Robocopy Backup Job
It's typical, you need a directory, a heap of files, a database - something critical - backed up. So you write a quick batch file with Robocopy mirroring the files to your backup server or USB disk... perfect! That was cheap, easy and free! Until 6 months later when that user asks for that file they deleted, you sudenly realise because of an NTFS permissions issue, THAT file wasn't being backed up!
This would have never happened if you got some feedback from those faithful scheduled tasks, doing all that thankless hard work with no way of letting you know something was up! Give Robocopy Log Scanner a go today, and see how quickly it can pay for itself!
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Welcome to The Blog!
Robocopy scripts, backup strategies, scheduled tasks, they are the last thing on everyones to-do list but we understand how important these hard working thankless tasks really are.
Here we will share some scripts, ideas and best-practices that we hope help you and your enterprise out and make your job that little bit easier.

