A PowerShell script using WBAdmin can create full system backups of Windows 11, offering a simple, scriptable alternative for advanced users. Over the last couple of years, I have written a few blog ...

I am using a robocopy script to backup a lot of files to an external HDD, some small and some quite large (>1GB). Sometimes robocopy will hang on a larger file...until I press ctrl-c which rather than ...

I only want to keep the newest, say, 4 of each of the files. I can't write a script that just deletes anything older than a certain time from when it runs, as the files don't have consistent ...

How to use Dropbox Backup to back up your files to the cloud Your email has been sent If you’re looking for an automated way to back up your local files to the cloud, one option to consider is Dropbox ...

A script is just a collection of commands saved into a text file (using the special .ps1 extension) that PowerShell understands and executes in sequence to perform different actions. In this post, we ...

Saving files on your hard drive is the easy part; choosing how to back up those files can be more difficult. Why do you need backup software? If you ever have a hard drive fail, or are hit with an ...

Creating a backup of your precious and important files is crucial. It minimizes the risk that you'll lose your tax documents, baby's pictures and school work in the event of theft, fire or hard drive ...

If you have every used the Command Line, or CMD, interface in Windows, you probably have some idea of the powerful things it can do. Creating your own CMD scripts, you can do even more, but faster. A ...