Microsoft KB Archive/78153

= &quot;Golden&quot; (Complete) Backup and Restore =

Article ID: 78153

Article Last Modified on 11/25/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 2.11 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 3.1
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 3.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 3.21 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 3.3 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 3.3a
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 4.01 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q78153





SUMMARY
The &quot;golden&quot; or complete BACKUP command backs up all files, beginning with the designated directory. The complete RESTORE restores all files from the backup disks, overwriting existing files and creating subdirectories as needed.



MORE INFORMATION
To run a complete BACKUP, enter the following at the command prompt:

backup [source drive]:\[dir]\*.* [dest. drive]: /s

(Where [source drive] is the drive specification, [dir] is the optional directory name containing the files to be backed up, and [dest. drive] is the target location of the backup files.)

Example
backup c:\mydir\*.* a: /s

The above command will back up all files and all levels of subdirectories contained within the MYDIR directory.

To run a complete RESTORE, enter the following at the command prompt:

restore [source drive]: [dest. drive]\*.* /s

(Where [source drive] is the location of the backup data and [dest. drive] is the target location of the backup data.)

Example
restore a: c:\*.* /s

The above command will restore all files and subdirectories contained within the backed up data.

NOTE: Using the RESTORE command as in the example above will overwrite all files existing on the backup, without regard for updated or modified files.

