Solved XCOPY for SkyDrive backup

[adamf]

I'm trying to make a script to backup SkyDrive folder which I'll schedule in Task Scheduler. This is it..

@echo off
if not exist E:\FileHistory\%username%\SkyDrive MD E:\FileHistory\%username%\SkyDrive  
xcopy %userprofile%\SkyDrive\*.* E:\FileHistory\%username%\SkyDrive /c /d /e /g /h /i /k /o /q /r /v /x /y > E:\FileHistory\%username%\SkyDrive\xcopy.log

This works fine but my E: drive is in a docking station so I want to check that the docking station is connected (that is the E: drive exists) before running it. Is that possible?

 

[strollin]

Pick a known file (or create a dummy file) on drive E: and test for it.

@echo off
IF NOT EXIST E:\test.fil goto not_fnd
if not exist E:\FileHistory\%username%\SkyDrive MD E:\FileHistory\%username%\SkyDrive  
xcopy %userprofile%\SkyDrive\*.* E:\FileHistory\%username%\SkyDrive /c /d /e /g /h /i /k /o /q /r /v /x /y > E:\FileHistory\%username%\SkyDrive\xcopy.log
goto :xit
:not_fnd
ECHO Drive E: not found
:xit

 

[adamf]

Excellent, thanks. I've done this and scheduled it to run every hour and it works perfectly.

Is there any way however to stop the empty black cmd.exe box flashing up for a split second every time it runs?

 

[strollin]

Here's a link to some discussion about that: Can I Run a Windows Batch File without a Visible Command Prompt?

 

[adamf]

Thanks. In the end I changed the code to this:

@echo off
set backupdrive=E:
set users=%SystemDrive%\Users
   
if not exist %backupdrive%\FileHistory goto End
for /d %%x in (%users%\*) do (
  call:FnCopy %%~nxx    
  )
  
:FnCopy
  if not exist %users%\%1\SkyDrive\ goto :EOF
  if not exist %backupdrive%\FileHistory\%1\SkyDrive MD %backupdrive%\FileHistory\%1\SkyDrive 
  robocopy %users%\%1\SkyDrive %backupdrive%\FileHistory\%1\SkyDrive /b /e /r:0 /w:0 /copyall /mt /log:%backupdrive%\FileHistory\%1\SkyDriveLog.log         
  goto :EOF
  
:End

And scheduled the task to run under SYSTEM profile - no more pop-up and all users SkyDrive now backed up