Backup 5.8 - Updated 27/10/2010

[SHR]

Great script!

I used it very often.
Especially when I change a lot in the scripts, plugins, etc. it is extremly useful. But in this case I sometimes need more than one backup and I always have to change the backupname by hand.
So what about adding a placeholder like e.g. %DATE%%TIME% for Date/Time in backupnames?
Or/and an option to keep last x backups?
This way I can use the auto-backup without moving the previous backup to a different location.

[trixmoto]

Thank you for your suggestions, I'll look at implementing these in the next version.

[trixmoto]

New version (3.6) is now available from my website. Changes include...

- Fixed output folder not emptied before creating new backup
- Added date and time fields to output locations

The date and time fields available are: <Y>ear, <M>onth, <D>ay, <H>our, Mi<N>ute, <S>econd.

[Vyper]

Hmmm ....... got this error:

[paulmt]

Hey Trixmoto, thanks for 3.6 update.
I know what your trying to introduce with "Fixed output folder not emptied before creating new backup" but I think there is a problem with this.

If I choose not to do a new backup of plugins, scripts and skins folders, because I know nothing has changed, and I de-select these, they are deleted by the backup cleaning out the target folder, this is not good.

Best result - if possible - would be only folders selected for Backup, be cleaned out before being written to, so leaving other folders not selected intact and as part of the restore script.

I am very happy to see you found time to fit in a new version of backup, my absolute "must have" script and hope you can realise a way around this new problem.

[trixmoto]

@vyper - I'll try to get this fixed soon.

@paulmt - If you want to change your backup options, but keep your previous backup, then you should change your backup location.

[Guest]

I also get t he same error as vyper

[trixmoto]

New version (3.7) is now available to download from my website. Although I haven't managed to replicate the bug you mention, I think I've fixed it. You'll have to let me know!

[Vyper]

Now I get this:




Would it be difficult to add a browse button for the output path?

[Teknojnky]

I get the same error (and have for the last couple versions).

[trixmoto]

I still can't replicate this, but I'll take a look. What's your output folder?

[Vyper]

It's a backup folder I created in My Documents. Not sure exactly what you're asking.

[Teknojnky]

[Vyper]

Worse yet, it deleted most of my backup files for all my scripts.

Here's my folder before running the backup:




Here's the same folder after running the backup and getting the error:

[trixmoto]

The backup script removes all files from the output folder before it fills it again. This means that if you remove a script for example, it is removed from your backup as well.

Please do not put any other files in the output folder as they will not be kept!

@Vyper - I'd recommend putting a folder inside your MediaMonkey backup folder called "Auto" (or something) and use this as the scripts output folder. Apologies for deleting some of your backup files!