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Hi Brian,

Thank you for the above. Baby steps. My Edit windows shows as follows:

BackUp!\Image For Windows\Backup-w0-0x1-$~YYYY$-$~MM$-$~DD$-$~HHMM$" /comp:2

Where do I put /uy and /um as there is no /b

Best regards,

Mohamed

 

Mohamed,

More baby steps. Half your command line is missing. Sweep left with your mouse. By the way, select Enhanced Speed - A compression. It's most folks preference.

Something like this....

Code:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\TeraByte Unlimited\Image for Windows\V2\imagew.exe" /b /uy /um /d:w0@0x1 /f:"F:\Images\Backup-w0-0x1-$~YYYY$-$~MM$-$~DD$-$~HHMM$" /comp:14

 

Thanks Brain, done the above.

Learned the above for future needs.

Do I need the /uy and /um switches for the above. Please let me know?

Good to know for future references.


Best regards,

Mohamed

 

Yes. I use those switches for all IFW procedures. Backup and restore.

 

Thanks Brian, what does the above switches do?

Best regards,

 

/uy is the more important.

/uy

/um

Basically, they stop IFW from asking you silly questions.

 

Hi Brian,

Thanks for your help and efforts. Yes, you did mention the above earlier.

Here is what I have working so far:

For the initial (default) backup:

start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\TeraByte Unlimited\Image for Windows\V2\imagew.exe" /b /uy /um /d:w0@0x1 /f:"D:\Imaging BackUp!\Image For Windows\Default BackUp" /comp:14

After the initial (default) backup, it seems that I should do then a differential backup, if my need is to incremental backup:

start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\TeraByte Unlimited\Image for Windows\V2\imagew.exe" /b /uy /um /base:"D:\Imaging BackUp!\Image For Windows\Default BackUp" /f:"D:\Imaging BackUp!\Image For Windows\Differential BackUp" /comp:14

Then after the differential backup, I should then do an incremental backup:

start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\TeraByte Unlimited\Image for Windows\V2\imagew.exe" /b /uy /um /base:"D:\Imaging BackUp!\Image For Windows\Differential BackUp" /f:"D:\Imaging BackUp!\Image For Windows\Incremental BackUp" /comp:14

Then how would the incremental backup work after the above?

Best regards,

Mohamed

 

Mohamed,

Could I suggest that you only do differential "Changes only" backups at this stage. Otherwise your learning will take longer.

Your command lines look good and you only need two batch files. So in summary....

Make a full backup
Make a differential backup
Change the name of the differential backup so it won't be over-written by the next differential backup. eg all your differential backups will be named "Differential BackUp.tbi". As they are created change the name to...

Differential BackUp1.tbi
Differential BackUp2.tbi
Differential BackUp3.tbi
Differential BackUp4.tbi
etc

Does this make sense?

All of the above backups will be in the same folder so if you wanted to restore Differential BackUp3.tbi then IFW would automatically find Default BackUp.tbi in the same folder. Only two files are needed for the restore. The differential and the full backup image.

 

Thank you Brian for such an excellent suggestion. You are charm as always.

I agree with you that with IFW, I should be doing Differential Backup as I am already doing Incremental with Macrium Reflect. Two different methods with two different imaging programs. Excellent idea.

Some more questions. I have set up a once weekly schedule Differential Backup with IFW as such:

/b /uy /um /sch:"D:\Imaging BackUp!\Image For Windows" /base:"D:\Imaging BackUp!\Image For Windows\Default BackUp" /f:"D:\Imaging BackUp!\Image For Windows\Differential BackUp\Backup-w0-0x1-chg-$~YYYY$-$~MM$-$~DD$-$~HHMM$" /comp:14

1. The above should give me a weekly Differential Backup, the image name will be based on Date and Time, therefore I don't need to rename the image. Am I correct?

2. Is there a silent switch, meaning that IFW will start minimized in the task bar on the right side?

Best regards,

 

Mohamed,

Correct.

There are several ways to do this. Try this...

Use /hide at the end of your command line and you won't see the IFW GUI at all. You will probably have to minimize the command window but we can fix it later.

I'll have to study your command line as I'm not familiar with /sch:

 

I suggest you make things easier for yourself and have the full image and the differential images in the same folder. The command line will be shorter. I've always had all related images in the one folder. It makes restoring much easier too. You only have to find one folder.

 

Thanks Brian,

Will the /hide will be as such? Below:

/b /uy /um /sch:"D:\Imaging BackUp!\Image For Windows" /base:"D:\Imaging BackUp!\Image For Windows\Default BackUp" /f:"D:\Imaging BackUp!\Image For Windows\Differential BackUp\Backup-w0-0x1-chg-$~YYYY$-$~MM$-$~DD$-$~HHMM$" /comp:14 /hide

The above command was created by IFW when I scheduled it. I believe the /sch: stands for Schedule. I just copied the command from the Task Scheduler.

Best regards,

 

Just in case were are on different tacks, you have deliberately omitted the imagew portion of the command line?

 

Hi Brian,

It is in one folder called, "Image For Windows", where the initial backup resides. And, under this folder, I have sub-folder called, "Differential Back" where all the differential backups will reside.

Best regards,

 

I wouldn't do that. Don't have the sub-folder. Keep the diffs in the same folder as their Full image.

 

Hi Brain,

I don't understand. I just schedule it as you suggest earlier, under "Schedule Backup" in IFW. I tried it and it works. I am confused now?

Best regards,

 

OK thanks, will delete the sub-folder and re-schedule it.

Best regards,

 

Another way of hiding the IFW GUI is adding /min (I prefer /min to /hide as you can take a peek)

Change

Code:

start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\TeraByte Unlimited\Image for Windows\V2\imagew.exe" /b

to

Code:

start "" /min "C:\Program Files (x86)\TeraByte Unlimited\Image for Windows\V2\imagew.exe" /b

 

It's OK but a single folder is easier.

 

Hi Brian,

Much better, I like the /min command as it show the progress in the task bar, as you said one can see the progress.

The /hide command only shows the disk activity.

Best regards,

 

Hi Brian,

The /min command minimizes to the taskbar. Is there a command which minimizes to the notification area on the right side of the taskbar?

Best regards,

Mohamed

 

I don't think so.

 

When you are happy you understand the batch files we can introduce new switches....

/vb and /hash

 

Thanks Brian, what do the above switches do? And, where to place them exactly?

Best regards,

Mohamed

 

WOW, Never thought about VB and Hash , Had to really look into that;
long time Brian post on May 19th, 2008, 02:32 AM

You have been using IFW for awhile.

Chris