Vista Backup - certain file wont backup

[Guest]

Hi.

I'm trying to backup files in Vista Ultimate but the folders that contain my
websites can't be backed up completely.
Javascript and PHP files wont backup and I don't know yet what other files
wont backup as well.
This make the file backup pretty useless to me.
Does anyone got a solution to that?

Thanks in advance,
Tommy

 

[Jill Zoeller [MSFT]]

The only workaround in Vista is to zip those files and then back them up
(using the Compressed Files option I believe).

Or, you could use a third-party backup program. Folks here would be more
than happy to recommend one.

 

[Charles W Davis]

If you use FrontPage publish them to the other location whether its an
external hard drive or a second computer. If your second computer also has
FrontPage installed, open the site live and publish to the local drive.

 

[Guest]

sHi.

Thank to both of you for the reply.
I do have Acronis as a 3rd party backup software but I though the build in
backup should do the job as well also I have a problem with Acronis when
booting into it from CD.
Even in XP shadow copy backup all the files in the selected folders to
backup were included and I thought the new version is even better.
Is there no way to choose which files to ignore and which not.
I'm aware only of php and javascript but I wont run chances and stuck one
day and other important files are missing as well after a restore.

Thanks again,
Tommy

 

[Jill Zoeller [MSFT]]

For this release of Vista, there's no way to do what you want. We are
working on improvements to Backup for future releases. Not that this helps
you much.

Since you're using Ultimate, you could use Complete PC Backups to create a
backup image. There is a way to mount that image and retrieve files if
necessary. This isn't the most elegant solution, but it might suffice for
your needs.

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[Guest]

Hi Mr. Zoeller.

I think what you mentioned about mounting the Vista Complete Backup image
could be an option.
Sorry, but I didn't find anything about it in the link you provided.
Could you please send me a direct link where I can read about mounting a
Vista Backup image, like mounting it with which software etc.

Thank you very much in advance,
Tommy

 

[Jill Zoeller [MSFT]]

I hadn't included the link to the image mounting process. It's a bit
cumbersome--see the details below:

There are a couple blogs out there that cover it. You need Virtual Server
2005 R2 SP1 Beta 2's VHDMMOUNT tool. The two articles below will walk you
through this process:

http://community.bartdesmet.net/blogs/bart/archive/2006/09/02/4385.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2006/09/01/734435.aspx (allows
you to double-click the VHD to mount it)

Note: I never could get the procedure in the first article to work for me as
written. I had to choose "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my
computer" on the wizard page named "Browse for driver software on your
computer." Assuming you run the registry update and install the driver
correctly, you can navigate to the .vhd file in Explorer, right-click it,
and then click Mount. You will see the volume appear in Disk Management. If
the volume shows up as RAW, assign a drive letter to it. Now you can browse
the .vhd as a live volume on your computer.


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[Guest]

........allright thanks.
I'll give another shot because I tried this and it did'nt work but maybe I
did something wrong.
Would be nice if I could get to work though.
Thanks again.......Tommy.......

 

[Jill Zoeller [MSFT]]

It took me numerous times as well, which is why I never published the
procedure in our blog. I did include the workaround that worked for me but I
can't guarantee it'll work for everyone.

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