It should be easy to create a simple Batch file with one line even if you don´t know how to program (wtf?). The option “/MT” exists since the Robocopy version in Windows 7, you can get a nice performance boost with many small files because more files will get copied at the same time.Ī big advantage of Robocopy compared to other Backup solutions is the copy speed and the simplicity. /MT:16 – Multithread-Copy (between 1 and 128, default 8)./DST – “Daylight Saving Time” (considers time differences because of summer time)./FFT – FAT-Time, detects differences above 2 seconds (compensates rounding between different file systems)./MIR – Mirrors the whole folder structure.The following options are more interesting: “File” may be unneccessary for a Backup, you can use it to target specific file extensions only: robocopy "D:\MyFolder" "G:\MyFolder" *.jpg This is how it works: robocopy Source Target If you want to know all the available parameters, just type “help robocopy” in the command line. Robocopy can be called with a variety of parameters, the example above is good enough for a simple Backup already. “echo off” suppresses the command itself in the output, the sign suppresses “echo off”. Two file-scrambling nasties, Qlocker and eCh0raix, are said to be tearing through vulnerable QNAP storage equipment, encrypting data and demanding ransoms to restore the information.
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Robocopy "D:\MyFolder" "G:\MyFolder" /MIR /FFT /DST /MT:16 QNAP has urged its customers to install and run its latest firmware and malware removal tools on their NAS boxes amid a surge in ransomware infections. Double click on it and every command in the file will get called one by one. Just in case you don´t know: A Batch file is just a simple text file with the extension “.bat”. For the daily/weekly Backup it´s easier to create a Batch file that you can call from the Desktop whenever you feel like it. Since Windows Vista it´s already included and there is even a GUI (Graphical User Interface) called “ Robocopy GUI“. Searching for a Backup-Solution? “ Robocopy” is all you need, at least if you are a Windows User.