PowerSell command for data Backup

spiceuser-r2f8l · 2020-04-23T06:45:31.000Z

Hello i need to full backup and after i need incremental backup of a folder name ‘user’ from file server. can i get me the power shell command of this.the data will be more than 3 TB and changing everyday

jrp78 · 2020-04-23T07:17:56.000Z

I think robocopy would be a good option for you. I would look at adding on the /MT switch for faster copying as well.

Edit: after reading your post again more closely, it seems like you should be looking to procure a proper backup application. That is a lot of data and some applications such as Veeam are fantastic in backup size and speed. They have a free version but it does require manual execution.

Move shared folders and retain file and share permissions with robocopy Windows

Here's the command I typically use when I want to retain all permisions, ownership and timestamps of the entire folder structure and data: robocopy source destination /E /ZB /DCOPY:T /COPYALL /R:1 /W:1 /V /TEE /LOG:Robocopy.log Here's what the switches mean: source :: Source Directory (drive:\path or \server\share\path). destination :: Destination Dir (drive:\path or \server\share\path). /E :: copy subdirectories, including Empty ones. /ZB :: use restartable mode; if access denied use Bac…

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DoctorDNS · 2020-04-23T07:47:34.000Z

Robocopy is good, but if you want, you can use NT Backup via PowerShell. here are some sample scripts from my Server 2016 book to get you started: PowerShellCookbook/Chapter 05 - Manging Backup at master · doctordns/PowerShellCookbook · GitHub

supaplex-starwind · 2020-04-23T10:26:48.000Z

I would second the above suggestions. Veeam Agent is free and can be managed using Powershell Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Backup - Veeam Backup PowerShell Reference .

Robocopy is another option. It is not Powershell actually but a command-line tool. Creating incremental backups with robocopy might result in a somewhat clumsy solution. If the command-line is a must, you can look towards Rclone or Duplicati. Here is an excellent overview of backup tools that have command-line management interfaces Is a single cloud enough to secure your backups? 5 cool cross-cloud solutions you should consider - VMWARE BLOG . Those tools are free and offer cloud upload functionality that might be very handy for data archival.