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Use Robocopy To Backup Files

robocopy C:\Users\username\Documents\ E:\Backup\ /MIR /XJD > Backup.log
echo "DONE" >> Backup.log

Dry Run:
robocopy C:\Users\username\Documents\ E:\Backup\ /MIR /XJD /L > Backup.log
rem  Copy files to backup volume
rem  /MIR - Mirror files (delete files on destination that aren't on the source)
rem  /XJD - Exclude junction points for directories (may cause infinite loops)
rem  /sl - Don't follow symbolic links and instead create a copy of the link.
rem  /FFT - 2 second difference when comparing timestamps
rem  /R:3 - Only retry 3 times (default is 1 million)
rem  /W:10 - Wait time between retries (default is 30)
rem  /Z - Copies files in restart mode (NOTE: This WILL slow down copying)
rem  /B - Backup mode - allows copy of open files (must run as Admin)
rem    NOTE: /Z and /B can be combined as /ZB
rem  /NP - Don't output progress of copy operation
rem  /log:backup.log - Logs to backup.log, overwriting old log file (use /log+: to append)
rem  /tee - Show output on console as well as log file
rem  NOTE: Use /L to do a "dry-run"
set roboargs=/MIR /XJD /FFT /R:3 /W:10 /NP /NDL /log:backup.log /tee
rem robocopy C:\source F:\destination %roboargs%
To do a full system backup to an external hard drive using the Windows 7 backup program (also available in Windows 8 and Windows 10) run the command sdclt.exe, and choose "Create A System Image".

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