Backup Script
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[edit] Backup Script
This is a simple script to backup all the files (files only not the firmware) on your DS-Xtreme.
It's uses a freeware program called 7zip to create a .zip file archive in your 'C drive', the .zip is named with that day's date so that you can keep and organise multiple backups.
[edit] Detailed Instructions
- First find out what drive letter your DS-X is by looking in "My Computer"
- Create a folder on the 'C' Drive of your computer called 'backup'
- Download 7za442.zip to your computer
- Extract the file '7za.exe' to the 'backup' folder, all the other files can be deleted
- Create a file in the backup folder called 'backup.bat'
- Right click on the 'backup.bat' file and select edit
- Enter the below text in the file
7za a -r c:\dsx-backup-%date:~-4,4%%date:~-7,2%%date:~-10,2%.zip driveleter:\*.* pause
Replace the word 'driveletter' with the drive letter your DS-X appears as in "My Computer"
- Close and save the file
- Double click 'backup.bat' to run the program
- It will create a .zip file in your 'C Drive' called 'dsx-backup-20070706.zip'
- Press any key to close the script
[edit] Quick Instructions
- Download DS-X-Backup-script.zip to your computer
- Extract it to your 'C Drive'
- Browse to the folder called 'Backup'
- Right click on the file called 'backup.bat' and select 'edit'
- Replace the work driveletter with the drive letter that your DS-Xtreme appears as under "My computer"
- Double click 'backup.bat' to run the program
- It will create a .zip file in your 'C Drive' called 'dsx-backup-20070706.zip'
- Press any key to close the script
[edit] Extra Information
To remove the 'Press any key' prompt at the end of the backup process delete the word 'pause' from the end of the file 'backup.bat'
Feedback welcome.
