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But not all 3rd party apps provide a command line, or a decent command line structure.
Command line image backup
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New #12
Sorry,
Looking at the examples heretofore provided I got that idea. In a little while I will test this on my system. Thanks.
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New #13
"WBADMIN START BACKUP -backupTarget
: -include:C: -quiet >> C:\mydailybackupLog.txt"
The above command line not do anything except open the dos window and display. The only change I made to yours was destination D and to backup C and remove the quotes.Last edited by blockie; 26 Apr 2010 at 11:41. Reason: Correct spelling
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New #14
Did you use an admin command prompt? (Rt click cmd.exe and run as admin)
If there isn't enough space on the target , you will get this in the log file C:\mydailybackupLog.txt
wbadmin 1.0 - Backup command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2004 Microsoft Corp.
Retrieving volume information...
This will back up volume Vista x86(C:) to D:.
There is not enough free space on the backup storage location to back up the data.
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New #15
You need to run Wbadmin commands in elevated cmd.
Right click on cmd, select "Run as Admin", then type your commands.
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New #16
I just did a backup and restore - it worked ok , but it's not quick, the image takes a lot of space, and care needs to be taken restoring from the command prompt.
Unless you are using Server 2008 it really is much easier quicker and safer to use a free 3rd party app.
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New #17
Still didn't work even with elevated command prompt. I think I will look into a third party program.
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New #18
This one mentioned by whs and his tutorial are very good.
https://www.sevenforums.com/performan...tml#post702528
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New #19
The following batch file worked from a elevated command window:
"WBADMIN START BACKUP -backupTarget: -include:c: -quiet "
However, if I add a folder to back up to, like :
"WBADMIN START BACKUP -backupTarget:\Images\ -include:c: "-quiet
I get an error msg that the destination path cannot be found. What am I doing wrong? The folder D:\Images does, in fact, exist.
Can't get rid of the smiley face. It should be colon DLast edited by blockie; 06 May 2010 at 13:50. Reason: Try to get rid of smiley
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