Plan

Overview

Step 1

• Create working area

1. Thumb drive for projects and backup files

Step 2

• Transform working area to working location

1. DAS or NAS for permantent storage

2. Backup of item 1.

3. Documentation for emergency recovery

4. ...

Sub-Project

Flash drive backup script with DD.exe

@echo off && TITLE %~nx0 && setlocal

for /f "tokens=*" %%i in ('cd') do set _currentpath=%%i

echo ********************************************************

echo * IMPORANT! - Please remove USB drive before this test *

echo ********************************************************

pause

for /f "tokens=*" %%i in ('wmic logicaldisk get volumename') do set _volnametmp=%%i

dd --list 2> pre-dd-list.log

echo *** pre-dd-list.log ***

type pre-dd-list.log

echo *** NOW insert the USB drive device ***

pause

for /f "tokens=*" %%i in ('wmic logicaldisk get volumename') do set _volname=%%i

echo "%_volnametmp%"

echo "%_volname%"

if "%_volnametmp%" == "%_volname%" set _volname=dummyname

dd --list 2> post-dd-list.log

echo *** post-dd-list.log ***

type post-dd-list.log

echo.

echo *** identify new flash drive ***

echo.

fc pre-dd-list.log post-dd-list.log

echo --- filter new device ----------------

fc /L pre-flash.log post-flash.log | find "\\?\Device\" | find "\Partition0"

echo --------------------------------------

for /f "tokens=*" %%i in ('fc /L pre-flash.log post-flash.log ^| find "\\?\Device\" ^| find "\Partition0"') do set _if=%%i

set _of=%_volname%

echo ----------------------------

echo USB Device: %_if%

echo USB Volname: %_volname%

echo Output Name: %_of%

echo ----------------------------

echo Should I create disk to file image?

echo dd bs=256M if=%_if% of=%_currentpath%\%_of%.dd --progress

echo ============================

:prompt

set /p yn=Yes or No (y/n)

if /i "%yn%" equ "y" GOTO :d2f

if /i "%yn%" equ "n" GOTO :d2d

goto :prompt

:d2f

echo = Disk to File IMAGE =

pause

echo ...writing...

echo on

dd bs=256M if=%_if% of=%_currentpath%\%_of%.dd --progress

@echo off

echo.

echo .DONE DISK TO FILE IMAGE

goto :end

:d2d

echo ...creating new empty vhd(x)...

echo list disk >diskpart.txt

echo create vdisk file=%_currentpath%\%_of%.vhd maximum=16000 type=expandable >>diskpart.txt

echo select vdisk file=%_currentpath%\%_of%.vhd >>diskpart.txt

echo attach vdisk >>diskpart.txt

echo list disk >>diskpart.txt

echo convert mbr >>diskpart.txt

echo exit >>diskpart.txt

diskpart /s diskpart.txt

wmic logicaldisk get blocksize, volumename, description, deviceid, drivetype, filesystem, mediatype, name, numberofblocks, size, status, statusinfo

dd --list 2> post2-dd-list.log

echo *** post2-dd-list.log ***

type post2-dd-list.log

echo.

echo *** identify new vdisk ***

echo.

fc post-dd-list.log post2-dd-list.log

echo --- filter new device ----------------

fc /L post-dd-list.log post2-dd-list.log | find "\\?\Device\" | find "\Partition0"

echo --------------------------------------

for /f "tokens=*" %%i in ('fc /L post-dd-list.log post2-dd-list.log ^| find "\\?\Device\" ^| find "\Partition0"') do set _of=%%i

echo ----------------------------

echo USB Device: %_if%

echo USB Volname: %_volname%

echo Output Name: %_of%

echo ----------------------------

echo Should I create disk to disk image?

echo dd bs=256M if=%_if% of=%_of% --progress

echo ============================

:prompt2

set /p yn=Yes or No (y/n)

if /i "%yn%" equ "y" GOTO :ok

if /i "%yn%" equ "n" GOTO :end

goto :prompt2

:ok

echo = Disk to Disk IMAGE =

pause

echo ...writing...

echo on

dd bs=256M if=%_if% of=%_of% --progress

@echo off

echo.

echo .DONE DISK TO DISK IMAGE

goto :end

:end

endlocal