How to make full drive C: backup using auto schedule with Ultimate

[Guest]

Using Ultimate and like to do a full backup once a week. I see how to
schedule limited data file backups but don't see a way to schedule the full
backup. How do I set the schedule for a full backup so I don't have to worry
about forgetting?

 

[Jill Zoeller [MSFT]]

Are you talking about a Complete PC Backup when you say "full"? If so, you
have to do this using wbadmin (command-line tool) and Task Scheduler.

 

[Guest]

Yes, I talking about a full complete backup of drive C:. Is there an easy
123 steps to using wbadmin (command-line tool) and Task Scheduler for this?

 

[Jill Zoeller [MSFT]]

Yes--here you go (sorry about the lack of formatting)

1. In Task Scheduler, click Create Task.
2. On the General tab, do the following:
a. Type a descriptive name, such as Scheduled Complete PC Backup.
b. If you want the task to run regardless of whether you’re not logged on,
click Run whether user is logged on or not.
c. Click Run with highest privileges.
3. On the Triggers page, click New and then specify when and how often the
scheduled backup will take place.
4. On the Actions page, click New and do the following:
a. Under Program/Script, type wbadmin
b. In Add arguments (optional), type the following syntax to back up all
critical volumes, adjusting the target drive letter as necessary:

start backup – allcritical –backuptarget: -quiet

If you want to specify individual volumes to back up so that you can restore
files (rather than restore the computer to a bootable state), use the
following syntax instead, substituting the desired drive letters (separated
by commas) for E and F:

start backup –backuptarget: -include:E:,F: -quiet

5. Configure any other task-related settings you want, and then click OK.

 

[Guest]

Following your instructions and using cut & paste and then changing [start
backup –backuptarget: -include:E:,F: -quiet] to [start backup
–backuptarget:C: -include:E:,F: -quiet]. When I hit OK I get an error message
[One or more of the specified arguments are not valid]. I even tried
removing and adding [space]s between the [-]s. Is it a syntax problem or I'm
I doing something wrong?

In the Create Task - Actions Tab it says under Action [Start a progrqam] and
under Details [wbadmin start backup –backuptarget:C: -include:E:,F: -quiet]
and then I hit OK and get error message.

 

[Guest]

Edit to my previous post: It should read the following instead.


Following your instructions and using cut & paste and then changing [start
backup – allcritical –backuptarget: -quiet] to [start backup – allcritical
–backuptarget:C: -quiet]. When I hit OK I get an error message [One or more
of the specified arguments are not valid]. I even tried removing and adding
[space]s between the [-]s. Is it a syntax problem or I'm I doing something
wrong?

In the Create Task - Actions Tab it says under Action [Start a progrqam] and
under Details [wbadmin start backup – allcritical –backuptarget:C: -quiet]
and then I hit OK and get error message.

 

[Jill Zoeller [MSFT]]

I'm guessing this is due to the fact that you have to do your backup to
another disk or volume than the one you are backing up.

 

[Guest]

Also tried the following syntax since the drive I want to backup to is a USB
drive labeled G: but with same error message.

Copy & past then changed [start backup – allcritical –backuptarget:
-quiet] to [start backup – allcritica –backuptarget:G: -quiet]

 

[Jill Zoeller [MSFT]]

From what's below, there is a typo in -allcritical. I know I tested these
procedures a couple times. Please take a look at the syntax help for
wbadmin..this might provide some insight.

 

[Jill Zoeller [MSFT]]

Oh, I see one other thing (probably a formatting issue): it should
be -allcritical, but from below it looks like - allcritical (is there an
extra space there?)

 

[Jill Zoeller [MSFT]]

I just checked my master document on this--looks like Word changed the
hyphens to endashes. Check your syntax again

 

[Guest]

I went back and tried [start backup -allcritical -backuptarget:G: -quiet]
changing all dashes to hyphens (first 2 were wrong) (it's key between 0 and
=?) and removed the extra space in -allcritical. I also tried quite instead
of quiet (is it supposed to be quiet?) but all the same. Can't find wbadmin
in Help and get [0 results for wbadmin] in Help. Also how else would you do
a full backup besides another USB or extra HD?

Call me all confused now.

 

[Jill Zoeller [MSFT]]

Try starting an elevated command prompt (run as Adminstrator) to play around
with wbadmin. Wbadmin has built-in help, so if you type "wbadmin" you'll get
a list of syntax you can use.

I just tried using the syntax (minus quotes): "start
backup -allcritical -backuptarget:V: -quiet" and this started to work but
then stopped because my V is a critical volume (I was just guessing a volume
to use). Could this be the error you're hitting? When I substitute N, it
works. My backup is running right now. The -quiet parameter is necessary
because otherwise you are prompted to confirm your backup.