Christopher Greaves

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Encryption And Off-site Backup Storage (Home) ; Overview ; The Problem ; The Essence Of The Solution ; How Long Does It Take To Do A Backup? ; Assumptions ; Breakdown Of Tasks ; The Stand-Alone Solution ; The Networked Solution ; Let’s Get Started ; Mounting The Backup Drive ; Mounting An Encrypted Drive ; Waiting For The Backup Drive ; Processing Each Local Drive ; RoboCopy New And Later Files ; RoboCopy Parameter Files ; Append Session Details To A Log File ; Shutting Down the Computer ; Review For Local Systems ; Putting Together The Local Backup System ; SUBSTituting A Drive For A Folder ; Assembling The Batch File ; ( TITLE commands ); Running The Backup Batch File ; Examining Our Results ; Waiting For A Set Of Drives ; Issue the Backup Command To A Set Of Drives ; Modifying The Driving Batch File ; What About The Log File? ; The Upgraded Set Of Batch Files ; Encryption of backup data ; What Is Involved In Encrypting A Backup Device? ; ( Advice On Passwords ); What Is Involved In Mounting An Encrypted Device? ; User Mounted Or Automated? ; Using A DOS Batch File To Facilitate Mounting ; Using A DOS Batch File To Facilitate Dismounts ; Making The External Drives Available Across The Network ; Mounting A Shared Drive For Sharing ; Installing On A Networked Computer ; Running On The Big Beige Box ; An Improved Method Of Waiting ; Shutdown Or Restart? ; At Long Last! A Working Version! ; The Backup.BAT file ; The Mount.BAT file ; The ProcessDrive.BAT file ; The Shutdown.BAT File ; The Encryption Process

Toronto and Mississauga, Friday, December 03, 2010 8:29 AM

The Mount.BAT file

TITLE %0 Mount an encrypted drive
if not exist X: "C:\Program Files\TrueCrypt\TrueCrypt.exe" /q /lX  /v\Device\Harddisk1\Partition1
net share X=X:\
if not exist Y: "C:\Program Files\TrueCrypt\TrueCrypt.exe" /q /lY  /v\Device\Harddisk2\Partition1
net share Y=Y:\
REM End

This batch file requires customization.

/v\Device\Harddisk1\Partition1

Change this to reflect the device of an external drive.

If you are not sure what to enter, plug in and power on the external drive, load TrueCrypt and use the Select device command to get a list of available devices.

net share Y=Y:\

Change this to reflect the letter(s) that will be used as backup drives.

There are plenty of drive letters. I have used “X” as the share letter and I have used “X:” as the drive letter for the first of my USB external drives, and “Y” and “Y:” for the second external drive.

The Backup.bat file depends on thes eletters.

Sticking with “X” or with “X” and “Y” will help you get started with the minimum of hassle.

The ProcessDrive.BAT batch file

Toronto and Mississauga, Friday, December 03, 2010 8:29 AM