Build a bash script that controls what, where, and when backups run. Schedule the executable backup.sh with cron and review logs and destination after runs. Test the script, use absolute paths to ...

I'm just going to put this here in the hopes that it helps someone else... I've been mucking about with some system-type config files, and wanted a way to quickly make a backup of the file as it is ...

In my own organization, I take a multi-tier approach to data protection. Like so many other organizations, I use a continuous data protection solution as my primary backup. However, I like to hedge my ...

I'm using a BASH script to backup some user home directories to another machine. I'd like to keep 5 days worth of backups, and have the script automatically delete anything older than that (I do it by ...

A couple of months ago, I wrote an article on how to use PowerShell to back up a database within SQL Server Express Edition. Even though the technique that I described in that post works, the script ...

If you’re looking for a little extra peace of mind, double down on your data backups. This simple Robocopy script leverages a few useful switches to make the task convenient and efficient. Windows 10 ...

The call for temp disk failed and my routine passed back an asterisk instead of an error code,” Miller confessed. The routine ...