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JSI Tip 4207. How do I manually edit a Windows 2000 Ntbackup script?
Jerold Schulman
October 10, 2001
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When you create a scheduled backup, a selection script, .bks file, is created. The .bks contains your drive, folder,file, and/or exclution settings that you selected for the backup.
NOTE: You can make use of an altered selection script in tip 2265 How do I perform an NTBackup in Windows 2000, without having to manually manage the media?
To alter a selection script:
1. Use Notepad to navigate to:
Documents and SettingsLocal SettingsApplication DataMicrosoftWindows NTNTbackupData
2. Open the appropriate .bks file.
3. Alter the file using the following table of rules:
Selection | M E A N I N G |
|---|---|
X: | The entire X: drive is backed up. |
X:FolderNname | The files in this folder are backed up. |
X:FolderName /exlude | The files in this folder are excluded. |
X:FileName.ext | This file is backed up. |
X:FolderNameFileName.ext | This file is backed up. |
X:FileName.ext /exclude | This file is excluded. |
X:FolderNameFileName.ext /exclude | This file is excluded. |
SystemState | The System State is backed up. |
\ServerNameShareNameFolderName | The network files in this folder will be backed up. |
4. On the File menu, choose Save As.
5. Save as a NewName.bks, using ANSI encoding.
6. Delete the original .bks file.
7. Open a CMD prompt in UNICODE mode, CMD /U.
8. Type:
type NewName.bks > OriginalName.bks
9. Delete NewName.bks.
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