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REM Archive_Readme.BAT
REM Last update 13 February 2008
REM by Seb Welford

echo.
echo Copy the file ARCHIVE.BAT to somewhere convenient, e.g. the desktop
echo then edit it using any text editor, e.g. NOTEPAD, to change the source and
echo target folders to suit.
echo.
echo The archive is then run by double-clicking its file name or icon.
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echo It is intended that the target should be an external drive,
echo e.g. USB Memory stick, USB hard disc or CD-RW disc.
echo Whichever is used should be already formatted.
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echo Once the files have been written their Archive attribute(s) will be cleared,
echo so they will not be written again unless they are updated or edited.
echo.
echo You make make copies of the archive.bat file under different names to copy
echo more than one folder.
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echo. NOTES
echo. 1. The command runs under MS-DOS so long file names must be enclosed in " ",
echo     e.g. "C:\My Documents".
echo.
echo. 2. Depending on your version of Windows/DOS the command might need to be
echo.    XCOPY32 rather than XCOPY, normally only on Windows 95 or 98.
echo.
echo. 3. XCOPY must be in the PATH (it normally is with Windows XP).
echo.
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echo.
echo RECOMMENDATIONS
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echo 1. The archive should be run once per session, e.g. once a day.
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echo 2.  The target disc should itself be backed up, e.g. once per month,
echo     using the Grandfather-Father-Son sequence (A to B, B to C, C to A etc.).
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echo 2a. CD-RW's will have to be copied to another CD-RW, easy if you have two
echo     CD drives, one a CD-RW. To do this insert the disc to be copied into
echo     the CDR drive and insert the [blank formatted] disc into the CD-RW
echo     then drag the folder(s) from the CDR to the CD-RW disc.
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echo 2b  USB Memory sticks are copied in a similar way to CD-RW, i.e. you need
echo     2 USB ports, and copy one to the other.
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echo 2c. Otherwise the contents of the backup disc will have to be copied
echo     to a special folder on the hard disc and then copied back to
echo     the blank formatted disc.
echo.
pause
echo Close this window using the X button (top right hand corner of window.
exit