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Automating ERUNT registry backup with a shortcut

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SarahJames
SarahJames
Posts: 625

I found something else today that I find very handy.
I use ERUNT to make backups of my system regularly. But I need to remind myself to do this.

After reading this (which I stumbled upon because I read the article that helped me create a batchfile for Ccleaner and I wanted to make a batchfile for ERUNT) I have made myself a shortcut, which I have placed in startup, so now ERUNT creates a backup everyday.

What you need is to make an ini file and place it in the folder where ERUNT is installed.
It needs to contain these 4 lines:

[ERUNT]

AppendDateToFolderEditField=1
DefaultDestinationFolder=D:\Backup\ERUNT\
DateFormat=yyyy/mm/dd
DateSeparator=-

You should edit the default destination folder to one of your own choice:)

Next step you create a shortcut (I made it in the ERUNT folder and copied it to the startmenu - keeping the original for safety).
So rightclick autoback.exe in the ERUNT folder and select 'create shortcut'.
Rightclick on this shortcut and choose 'properties'.
Edit the target from

"C:\Program Files\Erunt\Autoback.exe"

to

"C:\Program Files\Erunt\Autoback.exe" E:\Erunt\#Date# sysreg curuser

There are more options, just read the article. But I chose to backup to E:\Erunt\
and there it creates a folder with the date for name and I chose the properties of the systemregistry and the current user (I'm the only user;-D).
As I understand it, it will create backups for 30 days and then the ones older then that will be deleted. You can also set it to 7 days etc., but I have plenty of room, so I'll leave it be.

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thegeek
The Geek
Posts: 1611

Excellent writeup... I'm going to research this a little more, might turn it into an article =)

Posted 4 months ago #
 
SarahJames
SarahJames
Posts: 625

Thanks, Geek:)

Posted 4 months ago #
 
SarahJames
SarahJames
Posts: 625

Note: this doesn't work if you use User Account Control.

Posted 4 months ago #
 
thegeek
The Geek
Posts: 1611

Oh, I'll make it work =)

Posted 4 months ago #
 
jack7h3r1pp3r
jack7h3r1pp3r
Posts: 2495

i'm sure you will geek :) you seem to figure every thing out at some point

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wallaceb
wallaceb
Posts: 214

thank you for the information SarahJames, and thank you geek, your articles are a treasure to other geeks ever where.

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thegeek
The Geek
Posts: 1611

Well Sarah, it looks like your post inspired somebody to write on this topic before I'd gotten around to it. Sadly you didn't get any credit for the idea, because the author seems to be completely incapable of giving credit to others.

http://www.winhelponline.com/b.....ing-erunt/

Ramesh, if you are reading this, you need to give credit to Sarah for the idea.

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SarahJames
SarahJames
Posts: 625

Thanks Geek for defending me, but I don't think the credit ought to go to me either. All of what I've written down was in the textfile on the ERUNT website, I just picked out some elements and made a short tutorial for just one part of the possibilities. So I think the credit needs to go to Lars Hederer:)

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