Multiple daily backups with Windows Vista (Backup and Restore Centre)

Rwac · 29 Nov 2008 at 11:05

As title - is it possible to set Vista to do multiple daily backups.

If not - what is the best, lightweight free alternative to execute multiple daily backups to an external hard drive.

Many Thanks

Sweeney · 29 Nov 2008 at 12:24

Pretty sure Vista has its system restore and previous versions thing enabled on install.
Although i don't like vista taking up so much hard drive activity and space doing it and use Acronis

swinnie · 29 Nov 2008 at 12:58

You could maybe look into using a robocopy script that is stuck in the task scheduler. Robocopy uses incremental backups after the first run and is very good.

Rwac · 29 Nov 2008 at 17:33

Just realised i wasn't clear on what I needed.

Vista backup will backup daily - i need something to backup 3/4 times per day.

Django x2 · 29 Nov 2008 at 17:43

Hey mate,

I'll hook you up. I'll send you some stuff via work email.

Have a look at SyncToy. Good little program but is a nightmare to schedule.

Instead, I use RoboCopy and then use Task Scheduler to create 3 or 4 times backups that happen daily.

SyncToy is a GUI version of RoboCopy but seems harder to set up through task scheduler.

Leave it with me homes.

Sweeney · 29 Nov 2008 at 18:11

Heard the above mentioned before, Acronis also allows you to set any amount of backups, certain time, per hour, day week etc as well as to do it only when pc idle or on startup etc