You probably have a backup strategy for the local files on your computer, but for a business operating a website, protecting the data on your website is just as -- if not more -- important. In cases ...

Let's follow up the last column with a step-by-step breakdown shows how the PowerShell script automates SQL Server backups, manages retention, logs activity and verifies data integrity. In my first ...

A free tool from Microsoft can make backing up data in Windows Server 2008 R2 efficient and almost hassle-free. Here's how to use it effectively. Back in the day, Microsoft's free backup tool was the ...

To run the backup program on a Server Core system, you can just use WBADMIN as you would (for example) in a script on a full server box, for example: wbadmin.exe start backup -backupTarget:servershare ...

Earlier this week, web site owners with sites hosted at a service called Cornerhost got a big scare: The service appeared to be closing without notice, and their owner was nowhere to be found.

Several scenarios and reasons exist for regularly backing up an Exchange Server database, from data corruption to accidentally deleting files to system crashes to cybersecurity attacks. Microsoft's ...

A simple rsync script to back up your home directory Your email has been sent Backing up your files is a very important and very often neglected measure to save yourself the frustration of lost data.

Build a bash script that controls what, where, and when backups run. Schedule the executable backup.sh with cron and review logs and destination after runs. Test the script, use absolute paths to ...

Also keep in mind that a LaunchAgent will only run if a user is logged in. If you want this to run even when sitting at the login window, make a LaunchDaemon. It can be the same plist, just a matter ...

High-capacity disk drives are now widely available at prices that are incredibly cheap compared to those of only a few years ago. In addition, with so many Linux users now ripping CDs to disk, saving ...