copy instead of overwrite

[menedj]

Hello,
thanks for this great App! In the support I have been looking for a solution to my problem but I cannot find where to download "keep_n_backups.bat".
In any case, I would like to have 2 backups inside the folder and the oldest backup to be overwritten so that I can alternate them if necessary. How can I do?

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Hello,
please take a look at the sample-scripts provided in the installation folder.
The script "keep_n_backups.bat" should do the work for you.
Just configure the add-in to run this script after backup.

Greetings, Thomas

Originally posted by @thomass4t in #62 (comment)

[HoffmannTom]

Hello,
the download is at https://github.com/HoffmannTom/outlookbackupaddin/releases/tag/1.10
It's contained in the zip-package.
Open the OutlookBackupAddIn.zip and check the folder "sample-scripts".

Greetings, Thomas

[menedj]

Hi Thomas,
Thank you for the link! I modified the backup from REGEDIT so that the OST files are compressed and so far so good.
I inserted keep_n_backups.bat among the commands to be executed post backup: it correctly renames the files compressed by account@provider.com.GZ to account@provider.com_0.bak
At the end, however, the window does NOT close but it gives me this message, and I have to manually close the window. What am I doing wrong?

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11:27:48 Starting post-backup cmd: C:\Backup_Outlook\OST-PST\keep_n_backups.bat
11:27:48
11:27:48
11:27:48 One or more errors occurred. Please check the messages above and close this window manually.

[HoffmannTom]

Hello,
it looks like the script has an exit-value not equal to 0.
If the script returns something > 0, then it is considered as an error.

For testing purposes you can try "exit /b 0" at the end of the script to override a possible error.
Fixing the error or warning in the script is preferred (if that's the reason).

Greetings, Thomas

[menedj]

Hello, I made the change you suggested, but the error still appears (which I report below) and I have to manually close the window. is it possible to copy the file inside a subfolder? Best regards TotalFileBytesTransferred:-2147483648 FileSize:3035701248 16:16:39 Starting post-backup cmd: C:\Backup_Outlook\OST-PST\keep_n_backups.bat 16:16:39 16:16:39 16:16:39 One or more errors occurred. Please check the messages above and close this window manually. @echo off setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion rem set max no of backups to keep and backup folder set MAX_BACKUP=1 cd C:\Backup_Outlook\OST-PST rem set default revision no to 0 set rev=0 rem read last revision no if exists if exist revision.txt ( for /f "delims=" %%a in (revision.txt) do ( set rev=%%a ) ) rem calculate next revision no Set /A rev=!rev!+1 Set /A rev=!rev! %% !MAX_BACKUP! rem find pst- and osts-files and rename them FOR /F "delims=" %%I IN ('DIR *.pst *.ost *.gz /B') DO ( set x=%%I if exist "!x:~0,-4!_!rev!.bak" del "!x:~0,-4!_!rev!.bak" ren "!x!" "!x:~0,-4!_!rev!.bak" ) rem save current revision no echo !rev! > revision.txt endlocal exit /b 0 Da: HoffmannTom ***@***.***> Inviato: mercoledì 27 aprile 2022 15:58 A: HoffmannTom/outlookbackupaddin ***@***.***> Cc: menedj ***@***.***>; Author ***@***.***> Oggetto: Re: [HoffmannTom/outlookbackupaddin] copy instead of overwrite (Issue #72) Hello, it looks like the script has an exit-value not equal to 0. If the script returns something > 0, then it is considered as an error. For testing purposes you can try "exit /b 0" at the end of the script to override a possible error. Fixing the error or warning in the script is preferred (if that's the reason). Greetings, Thomas — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#72 (comment)> , or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AY4WQ3HJTFDHEKCEPI2LAGTVHFBXBANCNFSM5ULHPYOA> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread. <https://github.com/notifications/beacon/AY4WQ3BMNPOJMLSZU5Q524DVHFBXBA5CNFSM5ULHPYOKYY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOII4RJ6Q.gif> Message ID: ***@***.***>

[HoffmannTom]

Hello,
you can add a move after the ren(ame) in the FOR-loop.
But you must also adjust the delete and if-exists a line above.
Not tested, just by viewing the code. Maybe you need to do further adjustments.
You are free to modify the script according to your needs.
No guarantee from my side ;)

The window stays open, whenever a warning or error is shown.
Your snipped is just the last part. Maybe you can take a look above, if something happened.
Or you can post the whole (anonymized) content of the window.

Greetings, Thomas

[HoffmannTom]

Hello,
I will close this issue within the next 7 days if no further information is provided.
Greetings, Thomas

[menedj]

hi, here it is! 16:37:56 Starting backup in 3 seconds 16:37:57 Starting backup in 2 seconds 16:37:58 Starting backup in 1 second 16:37:59 Starting backup...please wait... 16:37:59 Check whether outlooks is still running ... 16:37:59 No outlook process found 16:37:59 Ensure only one instance running ... 16:37:59 Check whether target directory exists... 16:37:59 Summing up file sizes ... 16:37:59 Adding size of C:\Users\*****\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\*****@*****.com.ost 16:37:59 Total bytes calculated... 16:37:59 Evaluate destination path... 16:37:59 copy C:\Users\*****\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\*****@*****.ost to C:\OUTLOOK_BACKUP\OST-PST\BACKUP_*****@*****.com.ost.gz 16:37:59 Getting file lock... 16:39:12 Failed to copy file: Error in reporting progress TotalFileBytesTransferred:-2147483648 FileSize:3836289024 16:39:12 One or more errors occurred. Please check the messages above and close this window manually. Da: HoffmannTom ***@***.***> Inviato: mercoledì 27 aprile 2022 16:49 A: HoffmannTom/outlookbackupaddin ***@***.***> Cc: menedj ***@***.***>; Author ***@***.***> Oggetto: Re: [HoffmannTom/outlookbackupaddin] copy instead of overwrite (Issue #72) Hello, you can add a move after the ren(ame) in the FOR-loop. But you must also adjust the delete and if-exists a line above. Not tested, just by viewing the code. Maybe you need to do further adjustments. You are free to modify the script according to your needs. No guarantee from my side ;) The window stays open, whenever a warning or error is shown. Your snipped is just the last part. Maybe you can take a look above, if something happened. Or you can post the whole (anonymized) content of the window. Greetings, Thomas — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#72 (comment)> , or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AY4WQ3DE53WQHXFQB7F2PGDVHFHV3ANCNFSM5ULHPYOA> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[HoffmannTom]

Hello!
How large is your outlook file?
It looks like an integer overflow
Greetings, Thomas