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Problems getting auto backups to work in new Win 7 installation
I've got a 1 week old i7 running Windows 7 Pro and have mostly got it set up nicely (encountering the usual glitches and hiccups along the way).
In my previous box, I used Freebyte Backup ("FBBackup") to back up all new files to a different drive once a day in the middle of the night. The app was executed automatically by Freebyte Task Scheduler, which is freeware, is easy to run, and has a very small footprint. Worked great with zero maintenance for 5 years.
So natch I set up the same system on my new computer, but it won't work. Well, it did work once, but hasn't since. FBBackup works fine when executed manually, and the scheduler will run it manually too, but the scheduler won't run it automatically. Maybe it's because I'm not logged in when the backup time comes, or maybe it's because of some mysterious missing authorizations. I'm still doing tests to try to find out.
They say if you can't solve a problem, change the problem. So I decided to try Windows Task Scheduler to run FBBackup. I wrote a .bat file to run FBBackup, with the right parameters. It runs fine manually. I set up Windows Task Scheduler to run it in the middle of the night, and even set options to 'Run whether logged on or not' and to 'Wake the computer'.
The scheduled time to run hasn't come yet, but I decided to do a manual test. When I go into Windows Task Scheduler try to run the task manually by clicking on Run, nothing happens. A bad sign, I would say.
So this seemingly simple issue is starting to get complicated. I'm starting to resort to random measures to try to fix it.
I suspect the OS is still partially locked down because of Windows permissions and admin-related stuff, but I am not sure what exactly the state is or what to do about it. (The computer has only one account, and it is an admin account.)
Any comments and suggestions would be appreciated.