Daily backup batch file

[jphahn]

I'm trying to write a batch file that will create a folder using the current date, then copy a folder of files with sub directories to this folder. I can create the dated folder, but can't figure out how to instruct xcopy to copy everything to the folder that was just created. Anybody have any ideas?

[AiroNG]

something along the lines of this?
(my xcopy knowledge is more than a bit rusty)

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md %date%
xcopy The:\source\folder the:\destination\folder /E /H

/S = copies all folders and subfolder
/H = copies files with the attributes "hidden" and "system"

[jphahn]

I finally figured it out! Every example I used didn't work, and I realized it was because long filenames and folder names were confusing xcopy. Here is the script I ended up using with no problems:

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@echo off
set folder=Backup_%date:~4,2%_%date:~7,2%_%time:~0,2%%time:~3,2%
mkdir E:\ACCOUNTING_BACKUPS\%folder%
echo %folder% created
xcopy z:\Judy\ATRCA6~A\*.* E:\accoun~1\%folder%\ /E /D /C /Y

Works like a charm!

[Squashman]

I finally figured it out! Every example I used didn't work, and I realized it was because long filenames and folder names were confusing xcopy. Here is the script I ended up using with no problems:

@echo off
set folder=Backup_%date:~4,2%_%date:~7,2%_%time:~0,2%%time:~3,2%
mkdir E:\ACCOUNTING_BACKUPS\%folder%
echo %folder% created
xcopy z:\Judy\ATRCA6~A\*.* E:\accoun~1\%folder%\ /E /D /C /Y

Works like a charm!

Highly doubtful! The problem was probably that your folder names or file names have spaces in them and you didn't bother to put quotes around your file paths.

[foxidrive]

Squashman is right.

Below is an example of what should work. You can add the long foldername after the judy folder too.

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@echo off
set "folder=Backup_%date:~4,2%_%date:~7,2%_%time:~0,2%%time:~3,2%"
mkdir "E:\ACCOUNTING_BACKUPS\%folder%"
echo "%folder%" created
xcopy "z:\Judy\ATRCA6~A\*.*" "E:\ACCOUNTING_BACKUPS\%folder%\" /E /D /C /Y