Simple Backup Software Required

[TomasCremin]

I'm looking for a software which I can use to do a monthly backup of select folders to an internal hard drive. The only requirement is that the software needs to be able to start up the drive only for the backup and keep it shutdown at all other times. I don't need a full image backup or any cloud functionality.

If such a thing isn't possible, I'm willing to unplug the sata cables and reconnect then once a month. Does anyone have any suggestions for a basic backup software? The drive for some reason doesn't show up in Windows File History.

Thank you

[Adrian (Softland)]

Hi,

You can use our commercial edition: Backup4all, that allows you to run an action before the backup and another action after the backup.
This way, you schedule the backup execution once a month and you configure two batch files to start and stop the drive you need.

[Vennpaul]

Do you have any tips on how to create those batch files for starting and stopping the drive? I want to make sure I set them up correctly to avoid any issues during the backup process.

[Adrian (Softland)]

Hi,

Here is a forum discussion about how to shutdown a drive in Windows:
https://superuser.com/questions/510756/ ... ing-it-out

To disable the drive, the command should be:
devcon disable <hardware id>

To enable the drive, the command is:
devcon enable <hardware id>