Use of Variables in the Backup Destination Path
To implement more backup concepts, you can use variables in the destination path of the backup. The backup folder will then be created dynamically while processing a backup. For example, you can include the current date in the path, and the backup will create for each day a new folder which includes the date. Or you can include in the backup path a continuous number.
Overview over variables:
You can mix the variables and the date elements arbitrary. The following overview should give you a short idea, how you can use variables in the backup destination:
| Variable: | Description: |
| [mm-dd-yyyy] | The current date. |
| [mm-dd-yyyy freeup] | The current date with use of the FreeUp option (see below). |
| [mm] | The current month. |
| [mmmm] | The current month, as a full word. |
| [hh:nn:ss] | The time in the format hours, minutes and seconds. |
| [dd] | The current day. |
| [1-7] | Numbers the folder between 1 and 7. After 7 it starts from 1 again. |
| [1-7;2] | Numbers the folder between 1 und 7, with an incrementer of 2. |
| [1-x] | Numbers the folder between 1 and x, with the FreeUp option already included. |
Option FreeUp:
With the option FreeUp the backup can delete automatically older directories, if there is to few of disk space on the backup. If there is not enough of disk space available on the backup drive, the oldest backup directories will be removed until there is enough of space there. The option FreeUp can be given additionally to every variable.
Samples of destination paths:
D:\Backup\Daily backup #[1-5] |
L:\Backup from [mm-dd-yyyy] |
L:\Backup from [mm-dd-yyyy freeup] |
F:\Backup No. [1-x] |