Data Loss is a big issue associated with formatting your computer. In this cases it is good to know that Windows comes with backup and recovery solutions which can prevent this unexpected problems. We can use incremental backup to save important data in the computer before formatting. The Backup Utility of Windows systems supports this type of backup which saves all files that have changed since the last one and prevents data loss. One can launch this file to copy data from the C to D drive by saving the file extension name as .bat.

Use of incremental backup

Incremental backup can be used to save your important data before you format your computer.

During the first batch launch, all the files and folders are saved and when relaunched after 2-3 weeks, all the changes made are saved.

In the example below the files are copied from root C to the backup folder on the partition D . " % USERPROFILE% " is the variable of "Documents and Settings username". The switches: " E / H / R / Y / I / D ", are used to copy the system 's hidden files.

For more information, open the command prompt (cmde) and type: xcopy/?.

Example

First, open the notepad and copy:

@echo off

xcopy C:Docs D:BackupDocs /E /H /R /Y /I /D

xcopy "%USERPROFILE%"Favoris D:BackupFavoris /E /H /R /Y /I /D

pause

Then click on " File > Save as ", name the file extension as name.bat (the name is optional) and select file type as all files

Launch the file to copy the data from C to D

Note: Depending on your needs, you can change the letters of drives in the script.

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