NTbackup

[Dan V]

I use ntbackup for my backups. I have 5 scheduled tasks running 1 for each
day so that i have a full weeks of backups. I radomly test the backup files
by doing a restore of a few files. My problem is that when i go to restore i
see all the backups that were done since 2003 and takes forever to find the
backup that im looking for. How can i delete those old links cause the files
dont exist? Also if a folder gets deleted the entire backup will fail cause
the bks file has that folder in it. Is there a way to prevent this?

Here is my friday backup (for example) command that i have in the task
scheduler.

C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntbackup.exe backup "@C:\BackupScripts\dailybackup.bks"
/n "Media created %date% %time%" /d "Set created %date% %time%" /v:yes /r:no
/rs:no /hcff /m normal /j "Friday Backup" /l:s /f "G:\Friday.bkf"

Should i do it differently?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: NTbackup

See below.

"Dan V" <dvalenti54athotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I use ntbackup for my backups. I have 5 scheduled tasks running 1 for each
>day so that i have a full weeks of backups. I radomly test the backup files
>by doing a restore of a few files. My problem is that when i go to restore
>i see all the backups that were done since 2003 and takes forever to find
>the backup that im looking for. How can i delete those old links cause the
>files dont exist?
*** You apply the recipe that is universal to Windows: When you want to do
something special with an object, you right-click it and check the available
options. Deleting a backup catalog works in exactly the same way.

> Also if a folder gets deleted the entire backup will fail cause the bks
> file has that folder in it. Is there a way to prevent this?
*** Yes - by maintaining an up-to-date selection file. Since accidents do
happen, you must also do one of the following things:
a) Inspect the backup report regularly (e.g. weekly), or
b) Send the most recent backup report to yourself by EMail, e.g. once a
week, or
c) Write a script to examine the backup report each day and send it to
yourself in case it reports some errors.

> Here is my friday backup (for example) command that i have in the task
> scheduler.
>
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntbackup.exe backup
> "@C:\BackupScripts\dailybackup.bks" /n "Media created %date% %time%" /d
> "Set created %date% %time%" /v:yes /r:no /rs:no /hcff /m normal /j
> "Friday Backup" /l:s /f "G:\Friday.bkf"
>
> Should i do it differently?
>