Windows cmd/batch monkeys (Robocopy and Del)

MarcLister · 01-05-2008, 23:25

Alex you sodding genius! This is what I needed for my final year project dissertation. I got a bit obsessive compulsive with backing it up.

Had a copy on my D:\ drive which is the main location, then a copy in my My Documents on C:\ which is a different physical disk. Then another copy on my external HDD and two more on my two USB pendrives.

I really wanted a batch file to copy the fyp.docx file to each of the backup locations. I'm guessing I couldn't make one command copy the file five times but need five different lines of code each with a different location?

Also does the batch file need to be in the same folder as the robocopy.exe?

01-05-2008, 23:25	#11
MarcLister Absinthe Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Leighton Buzzard Posts: 1,282	Alex you sodding genius! This is what I needed for my final year project dissertation. I got a bit obsessive compulsive with backing it up. Had a copy on my D:\ drive which is the main location, then a copy in my My Documents on C:\ which is a different physical disk. Then another copy on my external HDD and two more on my two USB pendrives. I really wanted a batch file to copy the fyp.docx file to each of the backup locations. I'm guessing I couldn't make one command copy the file five times but need five different lines of code each with a different location? Also does the batch file need to be in the same folder as the robocopy.exe? __________________ Website (sod all on there!) \| MSN \| Email

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