Check the backup entry in the
index of your help system or by pressing the F1 key when you are on the
backup screen. It depends on what type of device and software you are
using to perform full backup. Since there is such a wide variation from
Zip drives, to tapes, to CDRs, to DVD-RWs, and Internet based backups we
can't really document them. The instructions for the same type of backup
vary from brand to brand. The simplest case is using the Windows backup to
a different drive, removable or not. The important part is that it be a
real backup program, meaning that it re-sets the archive bit. The other
essential fact is that you need to backup the folder named MotivePower\BackThisUp
and all its subfolders.
The most likely reason is that you are using something to do your long term backup that does not set the archive bit. Programs use the archive bit to see which files have changed since the last backup.
The following lines may be able to be added to any scheduled job or batch
job that you are using to do your long term backup. If you can't add
this information to your regular backup job you can execute it directly
from a command prompt or make a stand alone batch job to update the
archive bit. Be sure to enter
plain motivepower if you are running Motive Power 1, enter motivepower2
if you run that version, and enter motivepower3 if you run that version
If you run backup on your
local PC which holds the Motive Power files you need to add these lines:
1. C: (to get to
the right drive with the MotivePower data)
2. cd\
(to get to the root folder)
3. attrib -a "program
files\motivepower2\backthisup\*.* /s /d
If your Motive Power data
is on a different computer add this:
attrib -a
\\server\share\backthisup\*.* /s /d
Substitute the name of the
computer hosting the Motive Power data for server and the sharename of
the MotivePower folder on that machine for the share.
