Solved Robocopy Syntax Help

[LiverpoolFC]

Hi, I use Robocopy for all my backups. I am currently trying to get my script to back up the Chrome bookmarks. These files are in a folder called "Default" and are called:

Bookmarks
Bookmarks.bak

The script I am currently using is

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Robocopy.exe "C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default" M:\CHROME_BOOKMARKS_BACKUP /S /SEC

This script works fine except that it backs up ALL the files in the Default folder when what I really want is just to back up the two Bookmark files. Can anyone tell me what I have to add to this script so that it only backs up the two Bookmark files.

Thank You

 

[samuria]

Welcome to the forum. Add /backup.* To the end of the path

 

[LiverpoolFC]

Thanks for your prompt reply but I could not get it to work.

Would it be possible to show me exactly where in the script it should go

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Robocopy.exe "C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default" M:\CHROME_BOOKMARKS_BACKUP /S /SEC


Thanks

 

[townsbg]

I have setup a script to backup a firefox profile and I used /MIR. Also since robocopy is a registered application you don't need to call the full path for the application or even the full name-just put robocopy in the script. Also the script doesn't have to be in any specific location. Robocopy - Wikipedia

 

[LiverpoolFC]

Thanks for the reply but as I am a new user to Robocopy I find it a bit confusing.

All I am really after is if someone could edit my script so that I can back up the two files that represent Chrome bookmarks.

Bookmarks
Bookmarks.bak

Thanks

 

[samuria]

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Robocopy.exe "C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\backup.*" M:\CHROME_BOOKMARKS_BACKUP /S /SEC

 

[LiverpoolFC]

Thank you very much for your help. However this does not work. When I add backup.* nothing happens.

I actually tried that before and it seemed to me to be the sensible solution but it just does not work.

I have no idea.

As I said before there is no problem with the script if I wanted the entire "Default" folder to be backed up, but getting it to backup the two files i need is a different matter.

Thanks

John

 

[Golden]

Try:

Robocopy "C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default" M:\CHROME_BOOKMARKS_BACKUP /S /SEC Bookmarks*

 

[LiverpoolFC]

GOLDEN

Oh! you are so GOOD !

Thank you so much, I would never have got that

Cheers

John

 

[Golden]

GOLDEN

Oh! you are so GOOD !

Thank you so much, I would never have got that

Cheers

John