Yowzers!  After seeing your post I looked around for a listing of command-line options.  While there are other posts asking for the same thing with no response, the best I could find was apparently the developer’s blog.  There, he writes “8. Modify the Run textbox to include the –R command line option. –R all by itself will run all folder pairs that are active for run all. If you want to run just a single folder pair, add –R“My Pair” to the end of the command line. Note: there is a space before the hyphen but not one after the R. If the folder pair name contains a space, surround it with quotation marks, as the example above shows. For another example, assume that SyncToy is in the folder named C:\My Folder and that you want to run a folder pair named "My folder pair." Enter the command line as follows, including the quotation marks: "C:\My Folder\SyncToy.exe" -R"My folder pair." Note that there are two sets of quotation marks in this case: one is around the path to the SyncToy program file and the other surrounds the folder pair name.”

 

Perhaps that is the only option.  Regardless, thanks for bringing this to my attention.

 

Note, however, that robocopy has a mirror option that should suffice most uses of synctoy, perhaps more easily for scripting use.  It may be better to setup SyncToy for end-users and stick with RoboCopy for admin scripting.

 

These are both very handy tools for we geeks, indeed.

 

Cheers,

 

 

According to this, you should be able to set it up as a scheduled task.

http://www.pchell.com/support/synctoy.shtml

 

From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Hoort, Brian
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 4:06 PM
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Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] need a bit of software for an XP workstation, that will run a backup as a service

I’m a big fan of SyncToy, but being GUI, it’s not schedule-able (new word).  I believe this means it fails his requirements.  I wish it weren’t so – it’s a great tool.

 

 

I have used Microsoft's synctoy with pretty good results. It has a GUI interface, so a little easier to set up

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/prophoto/synctoy.mspx

 

 

From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dak Aldrich
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 3:38 PM
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Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] need a bit of software for an XP workstation, that will run a backup as a service

We have an XP Pro machine that houses our Admissions Database for the College of Music.  And many other admissions files that are used on a daily basis.  I just use a batch file using XCOPY, with several of the switches thrown, including /D so that it only copies files changed or updated since the last backup.  The batch file is called by the system scheduler at a designated time every night.

Nothing fancy, but it works really well.  As long as the machine is powered on, it runs.

-dak


On 5/10/07 2:06 PM, "Skutt, Tim" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

You assign the user credentials on which to run the tasks as on XP.  As long as it is running on a service account that has a password that doesn't expire that should work pretty well.

From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Hoort, Brian
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 1:59 PM
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How about a Scheduled Task running a batch file running XCOPY or ROBOCOPY?  Better yet, you may be able to use a syncing program that only copies over the changes (ala RSYNC).  On my Vista box, you can check a box that makes Scheduled Tasks run even when no user is logged on – I’m guessing XP can do the same?
 

Brian Hoort

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