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backups, userprofiles, and user state
We are reviewing our desktop backups. Currently, users run a batch file that
xcopies My Documents to a Samba share, which is a pretty good indication of our budget. I don't see that this approach does quite enough. I'm arguing for two things, but could use some supporting info. First, I think we ought to backup everything in %userprofile%, except history, temp and temporary internet folders and the userdata folder, and ntuser.* UsrClass.* files. I'm less sure about cookies. Also, I'm recommending robocopy over xcopy, especially since robocopy allows exclusions. I suggested ntbackup.exe, but this could make restoring files beyond most users. Does that sound about right? Second, I'm wondering about user state, and possibly using the User State Migration Tool to capture that. Is that the thing to do? What are others doing for desktop backup on the cheap? -- Greg Stigers, MCSA remember to vote for the answers you like |
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backups, userprofiles, and user state
Try file transfer wizard,set computer as old in the wizard,then specify what
files you want it to save,then collect the data in a new folder that you created, once thru,transfer to a cd. "Greg Stigers, MCSA" wrote: We are reviewing our desktop backups. Currently, users run a batch file that xcopies My Documents to a Samba share, which is a pretty good indication of our budget. I don't see that this approach does quite enough. I'm arguing for two things, but could use some supporting info. First, I think we ought to backup everything in %userprofile%, except history, temp and temporary internet folders and the userdata folder, and ntuser.* UsrClass.* files. I'm less sure about cookies. Also, I'm recommending robocopy over xcopy, especially since robocopy allows exclusions. I suggested ntbackup.exe, but this could make restoring files beyond most users. Does that sound about right? Second, I'm wondering about user state, and possibly using the User State Migration Tool to capture that. Is that the thing to do? What are others doing for desktop backup on the cheap? -- Greg Stigers, MCSA remember to vote for the answers you like |
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backups, userprofiles, and user state
Xcopy. I would not back up the profile. It's 99% sh1t. You can create a =
new user to create a new profile. Then just add My Docs et al to the = profile. --=20 ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.microscum.com/mscommunity/ "Greg Stigers, MCSA" wrote in message = ... We are reviewing our desktop backups. Currently, users run a batch = file that=20 xcopies My Documents to a Samba share, which is a pretty good = indication of=20 our budget. I don't see that this approach does quite enough. I'm = arguing=20 for two things, but could use some supporting info. =20 First, I think we ought to backup everything in %userprofile%, except=20 history, temp and temporary internet folders and the userdata folder, = and=20 ntuser.* UsrClass.* files. I'm less sure about cookies. Also, I'm=20 recommending robocopy over xcopy, especially since robocopy allows=20 exclusions. I suggested ntbackup.exe, but this could make restoring = files=20 beyond most users. Does that sound about right? =20 Second, I'm wondering about user state, and possibly using the User = State=20 Migration Tool to capture that. Is that the thing to do? =20 What are others doing for desktop backup on the cheap? --=20 Greg Stigers, MCSA remember to vote for the answers you like=20 =20 |
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