EasyBackup includes EasyBack.exe which can be run from the command line.
You can run EasyBack.exe from the command line. This is useful if you want to include an instruction in a batch file to automatically perform a backup.
Running from the command line means that the interactive normal EasyBackup program does not appear, but instead, depending on the command line switch settings you specify, EasyBack.exe will automatically follow your setting file to perform the backup.
EasyBack.exe can be found in the Windows\System directory
When EasyOffice Premium is installed from a CD-ROM, EasyBack.exe is automatically installed to the Windows\System directory.
Note: Although certain downloadable versions of EasyOffice may include EasyBack.exe, in order to conserve bandwidth, most downloadable versions will not include this program. In order to obtain in such a case, you may need to purchase a CD-ROM.
EasyBack.exe Usage
The usage of EasyBack.exe on the command line is as follows:
EasyBack settingfile - This will automatically perform a backup in accordance with the settings in the specified ettingfile'.
EasyBack -r settingfile - This will automatically perform a restore in accordance with the settings in the specified 'settingfile'.
Example of Running EasyBack.exe from the Command Line
From the command line, let's perform a backup operation using the setting file easybackup.sav (which was created the previous time the normal EasyBackup program was used).
Click Start, then Run, and then enter Command. Enter:
c:\Windows\System\EasyBack c:\easybackup\easybackup.sav
Following the instructions in the setting file easybackup.sav a backup operation will be automatically performed.
If you now delete some of the original files, we can try a restore from the command line, using the same setting file. EasyBack.exe will automatically restore the missing files that were previously backed up in accordance with the setting file 'easybackup.sav'.
Click Start, then Run, and then enter Command. Enter:
c:\Windows\System\EasyBack -r c:\easybackup\easybackup.sav
The missing files will have been restored.
Keep track of the Setting File
You need a setting file to back up files from the command line. If you later want to restore the backed up files, you will need that same setting file, since it specifies all the paths where the files are to be restored to.
Tip: If you are backing up to floppy disks or other removable media or offsite media, you should copy the setting file to this location as well. For example, in the example above, before you begin your backup you could specify:
copy c:\easybackup\easybackup.sav a:
Doing this will ensure that a copy of the setting file is there in the future when you need to restore these files.
Why copy the setting file before the backup is started?
You do not have to, but doing so will ensure there is space on the floppy disk to do so.
What happens if I can't find the setting file and I have to restore lost files?
You can still obtain the backed up files. (If they have been zipped, simply unzip with EasyZip.) However, you will have to manually copy them back to where they belong, file by file.