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Backup via Batch with no 3rd party software

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Frank McCourry

Here was my challenge. I need a temporary backup solution that does not use any 3rd party tools and will give a backup of the past X days (14 in my case). This solution must not be a resource hog. Continue reading Backup via Batch with no 3rd party software→

Batch file to Suspend, Backup and Start a VM under VMWare workstation

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Frank McCourry

To backup a VM running under VMware Workstation, you have to manually shutdown or suspend the VM, manually run a backup and then manually restart the VM. I hate manual labor! So I set out to fix the problem the best Continue reading Batch file to Suspend, Backup and Start a VM under VMWare workstation→