Resolved Backup on logoff - Windows XP Pro

Ultrabra · 2009/09/21

Is it possible to set backup of chosen folders in Windows XP Pro to happen not at a particular time, but whenever a user turns a computer off?

TonyT · 2009/09/21

Yes, use Group Policy Editor, which is built into XP Pro (not XP Home). You will need a script to do the backup (copy folders & files). This can be a simple .CMD or .BAT file, or a .VBS file.

example backup script that copies the entirety of My Documents, Desktop & the Outlook file, where D: = a different partition or hard drive.:
Code:
@echo off
xcopy /q/s/c/d/h/e/r/y/i  "%UserProfile%\My Documents\*.*"  "D:\My Documents\ "
xcopy /q/s/c/d/h/e/r/y/i  "%UserProfile%\Desktop\*.*"  "D:\Desktop\ "
xcopy /q/s/c/d/h/e/r/y/i  "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\*.*"  "D:\Outlook\ "
How To Use Group Policy Editor to run a script at startup. shutdopwn, logon, logoff:
http://techsupt.winbatch.com/ts/T000001048F90.html

Ultrabra · 2009/09/22

Thanks Tony, this worked perfectly. Much appreciated.

Arie · 2009/09/22

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