[dba-Tech] Windows 8.1's user-hostile backup?

 Hi Jim --

I have used Disk2VHD ( http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/ee656415.aspx ) to backup/virtualize all kinds of MS Windows systems including Win8, and it worked well for me.
Carefully read all notes (in italics) on referred above web page.

-- Shamil

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 2:12 PM -06:00 from Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca>:
>Through overnight processes, at a couple of client sites, all the data is backed up to the main server and attached backup...I am working on a bitTorrent sync solution for offsite backup but that has not been finished yet. (It will stream backup any size of file.)
>
>To do station data backups, I first run a simple xcopy backup scenario but if that fails, if the client left the application running and the data is not accessible that is where the ShadowCopy application comes in. ( http://www.runtime.org/shadow-copy.htm ) Most windows systems have the shadow-copy feature turned on by default but it should be turned off on your application server drive.
>
>@echo off
>c:
>cd \Program Files\Runtime Software\ShadowCopy
>shadowcopy q:\*.* s:\serverbackups\backupstation1 /y > nul
>exit
>
>There is a little more to it than that but you should be able to test it out.
>
>Jim 
>
> 
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John R Bartow" < jbartow at winhaven.net >
>To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" < dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com >
>Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 10:21:44 AM
>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows 8.1's user-hostile backup?
>
>What is your implementation plan with shadow copy?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:  dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
>Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 10:24 AM
>To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows 8.1's user-hostile backup?
>
>Yes, but are those system even barely adequate? 
>
>I have used the registry roll back, system restore...it has saved me a
>number of times. ShadowCopy is my current backup file favorite.
>
>Jim 
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jon Tydda" < jon at tydda.plus.com >
>To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
>< dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com >
>Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 3:58:12 AM
>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows 8.1's user-hostile backup?
>
>Has any version of Windows had an adequate backup system? From discussions
>on here and OT, it seems that all people do is use Robocopy or Xcopy scripts
>to do it for them. I know that's all I do!
>
>
>Jon
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:  dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
>Sent: 18 September 2013 04:43
>To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
>Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows 8.1's user-hostile backup?
>
>According to the following article Windows 8.1 has no adequate backup
>system.
>
>http://www.edandersen.com/2013/09/15/windows-8-1s-user-hostile-backup-story/
>
>Is this true? Could some of the local Windows8 experts give some insight
>into these issues?
>
>Jim 
>
>


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