Re: A backing-up story
On 24-02-2001 at 12:54, A Curtis Martin kindly wrote: 24 Feb 2001 14:11:13 +1000, K graced us with these comments: K Well during that time I sorted out a K neat backup method that I still use in favor of the TB! Backup K Function, here's what I do: --procedure snipped-- K It works for me, I like it. My problem with it is the lack of automation and this is why I don't use TB!'s backup facility. I don't think of backing up but it just happens. My active accounts and registry key are backed up every morning at 4am and my archive account backed up weekly by using the system scheduler, WinRAR and two batch files. RAR archives are created and placed on a 250MB zip disk. I fully agree. I use a similar procedure (incremental backups via a batch file that is calling arj, in combination with a scheduler that starts the whole thing at 7 a.m.), but I have added one important step: encrypting the backup. I might be a tad paranoid - the "Church" of Scientology is after me, and in such cases one can't be too cautious - but I really believe that all private communications should be stored encrypted. I also use a PGP-disk as my mail repository. - K - -- Did you ever read poor old George Orwell's 1984? Yes, yes, that's wonderful. That would be - could be the palest imagined shadow of what a world would be like under the rule of the secret use of Scientology with no remedy in existence. - Scientology's founder L. Ron Hubbard, PDC tape 20 -- __ Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] You are subscribed as : archive@jab.org
Re: A backing-up story
Hello Karin, encrypting the backup. How do you do that exactly? Greetings, Alexander -- __ Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] You are subscribed as : archive@jab.org
Re: A backing-up story
On 24-02-2001 at 17:29, Alexander Levenetz kindly wrote: encrypting the backup. How do you do that exactly? Here's my batch file for incremental backups encryption: @echo off set path=c:\utils\backup;e:\backups\h-drive set tz=met-1dst c:\utils\arj\arj32 a -r -hm0 -i2 -h# -jm -b1 -x!c:\utils\backup\h-exclude.txt e:\backups\h-drive\h- h:\*.* c:\utils\backup\pgp23 -e -w e:\backups\h-drive\h-*.arj Karin Spaink I'll break up the last two lines: c:\utils\arj\arj32 That's where my arj32.exe resides; a -r -hm0 -i2 -h# -jm -b1 -x!c:\utils\backup\h-exclude.txt The switches for arj.exe: a = archive -r= use recursive directories -hm0 = to manage huge file lists -i2 = provides a combined percentage and bar progress display -h# = append current date/time string -jm = select high size reduction -b1 = backup changed files and reset archive bits -x[x] = exclude the files named in [x] e:\backups\h-drive\h- h:\*.* Bsckup target and backup source This results in files in the format H-010223.arj (for 23 Feb 2001). In the last line, this file is encrypted (conventional encryption), using the key stored in the backup directory: c:\utils\backup\pgp23 -e -w e:\backups\h-drive\h-*.arj Karin Spaink -e = encrypt file -w = wipe original That's it. It's executed in well under five minutes, using a P600. - K - -- If babies are innocent, it is not for lack of will to harm, but for lack of strength. - St Augustine of Hippo, Confessions -- __ Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] You are subscribed as : archive@jab.org
Re: A backing-up story
Hallo K, On Sat, 24 Feb 2001 14:11:13 +1000 GMT (24/02/2001, 12:11 +0800 GMT), K wrote: K When I am done I rename the ZIP as the today's date and store it. K The REALLY big plus to this method is that when restoring or even just K wanting to know what's in there, it's just a snap, no need to start K TB! and fool around with restore-functions or similar, just "get right K to it". Thanks for sharing this. Actually, I do the same thing, also with Windows Commander. However, I do one step before zipping it all: I back up the Rit registry key and also put it into the same zip file. Oh, BTW, In WinCommander, you can just highlight the TB directory and then click File / Pack. That's what I do, I indisciminately zip the whole directory. It will create a new zip file with today's date, so you don't have to worry about that. But this is getting OT. -- Cheers, Thomas. Moderator der deutschen The Bat! Beginner Liste. Energizer Bunny arrested, charged with battery Message reply created with The Bat! 1.49f under Chinese Windows 98 4.10 Build 1998 using an Intel Celeron 366Mhz, 128MB RAM -- __ Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] You are subscribed as : archive@jab.org
