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[TimB]

I hate asking these questions as I feel like I should already know them but...

is there a way (using Media Scheduler maybe) I can backup my liibrary and maybe copy my MP3 directory to another drive once a day?

-=Tim=-

[xen-uno]

If it can't be done with MS, then you could do it with NT/W2k/XP's AT command (from the command prompt). You'll need to write a batch file for the AT command to execute...but that's pretty simple. Interested?

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[TimB]

If it can't be done with MS, then you could do it with NT/W2k/XP's AT command (from the command prompt). You'll need to write a batch file for the AT command to execute...but that's pretty simple. Interested?

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I've professionally written fairly straightforward batch files so I am definitely interested.

I just went to 'cmd' and ran "at /?" and I can understand how to do a simple backup of a directory, however I'm not sure about how I'd get to MC9's  built-in library backup.

Thanks!

-=Tim=-

[molarman]

I hate asking these questions as I feel like I should already know them but...

is there a way (using Media Scheduler maybe) I can backup my liibrary and maybe copy my MP3 directory to another drive once a day?

-=Tim=-

You've got to take a gook look at a utility called "Karen's Replicator".  Very powerful little utility and very easy to use and learn.

http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptreplicator.asp

[Raistlin2000]

however I'm not sure about how I'd get to MC9's  built-in library backup.

The library is saved in folder MC\Data\, just create a backup of those files, that's it.

Raist

[xen-uno]

Yes, unless I'm mistaken then MC's backup is really just a copy operation, so you could have the AT command run at 16:30 (4:30PM) everyday and execute the batch file that does this copying. You could give Karen a shot, but in any case I'll write the batch later today.

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[molarman]

Did I mention that Karen's Replicator is a free download?

[Doof]

MC's backup zips the files up using the the current date as the filename.

Trying that is where batch file programming can get really fun.

[xen-uno]

Doof...your right....until I found this command line zip. Another possibility (don't know if it has command line interface, though). I've never done a backup, so I wasn't sure what format MC used, but zipping is logical (at least for the library...not the media).

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[TimB]

Wow.  Thanks for all the info so far.

-=Tim=-