I am using Ntbackup.exe to backup to an external hard drive.  I already have
a month's backup sets.  I am looking for a way to delete the ealiest set but
cannot find any.  Thanks for your help.

[ Post a follow-up to this message ]

"Eyeman" <eyeman@excite.com> wrote in message
news:XUldf.363$0h5.142@dukeread10...
>I am using Ntbackup.exe to backup to an external hard drive.  I already
>have a month's backup sets.  I am looking for a way to delete the ealiest
>set but cannot find any.  Thanks for your help.
>
Switch to detail view, and go by the date. Or are you saying you can`t
access your Ext. drive ?.
bw..OJ

[ Post a follow-up to this message ]

On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 08:14:29 -0500, "Eyeman" <eyeman@excite.com>
wrote:

>I am using Ntbackup.exe to backup to an external hard drive.  I already hav
e
>a month's backup sets.  I am looking for a way to delete the ealiest set bu
t
>cannot find any.  Thanks for your help.
>

This will rotate the backups while deleting the oldest one.
This is using directories but you get the idea.
Build a batch file that looks something like this:

@echo off
rmdir save.backup.10 /s /q
ren save.backup.9 save.backup.10
ren save.backup.8 save.backup.9
ren save.backup.7 save.backup.8
ren save.backup.6 save.backup.7
ren save.backup.5 save.backup.6
ren save.backup.4 save.backup.5
ren save.backup.3 save.backup.4
ren save.backup.2 save.backup.3
ren save.backup.1 save.backup.2

xcopy save.backup save.backup.1 /e /v /i

[ Post a follow-up to this message ]

I can see my external drive but the listing is for the complete back up set
and not the individual days.  I could delete the complete set but not any of
its components.  The components are listed when I open the software, but
there is no option to delete any of the components.
"old jon" <jonbrookes@nospamntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:4Fmdf.492$TL4.386@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...
>
> "Eyeman" <eyeman@excite.com> wrote in message
> news:XUldf.363$0h5.142@dukeread10... 
> Switch to detail view, and go by the date. Or are you saying you can`t
> access your Ext. drive ?.
> bw..OJ
>

[ Post a follow-up to this message ]

Thank you for taking the time, but I don't understand what you are doing.
Havev you ever used Ntbackup.exe?
"Butterfield" <Butterfield@post.edu> wrote in message
 news:s51cn1tjntj7r33irfer3qsp1ukjcgu24t@
4ax.com...
> On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 08:14:29 -0500, "Eyeman" <eyeman@excite.com>
> wrote:
> 
>
> This will rotate the backups while deleting the oldest one.
> This is using directories but you get the idea.
> Build a batch file that looks something like this:
>
> @echo off
> rmdir save.backup.10 /s /q
> ren save.backup.9 save.backup.10
> ren save.backup.8 save.backup.9
> ren save.backup.7 save.backup.8
> ren save.backup.6 save.backup.7
> ren save.backup.5 save.backup.6
> ren save.backup.4 save.backup.5
> ren save.backup.3 save.backup.4
> ren save.backup.2 save.backup.3
> ren save.backup.1 save.backup.2
>
> xcopy save.backup save.backup.1 /e /v /i

[ Post a follow-up to this message ]