profile-backup-and-restore

This is a script that backs up a Windows user profile folders and the currently connected network printers to any specified directory.

Disclaimer: The author of this script will not be liable of any damage or data loss when using this script. Please test and study the script first before using it in a production environment.

Features

• Backs up folders from the current user profile
• Restores folders from backup directory
• Backs up and restores network printers
• Split progress bar per folder and overall process
• Displays current processing folder and remaining data in GB
• Uses Windows Presentation Foundation
• Uses multi-threading for UI and backend process
• Uses robocopy for backup process which parameters can be easily changed
• Able to backup on different directories - choose between desktop or laptop
• Script cancellation with process handling
• Exit script confirmation

Requirements

• Windows 7 or higher
• PowerShell v4 or higher
• .Net Framework 4.5 or higher

How to use

1. Change the following variables in the backup runspace depending on your setup:
   • Line 110 - destination folder in the backup drive for Desktop backups. Default: H:\_BACKUP
   • Line 112 - destination folder in the backup drive for Laptop backups. Default: H:\_LaptopBackup
   • Line 199 - list of folders in the source directory that will be included in the backup
   • Line 200 - backup drive letter
   • Line 225 - source directory structure. Default: $env:USERPROFILE\dir
   • Line 226 - destination directory structure. Default: $backupDrive\$($syncHash.destDir)\$env:USERNAME\$dir
   • Line 243 - this corresponds to the parent folder in Line 226. Default: backupDrive\$($syncHash.destDir)\$env:USERNAME
2. Change the following variables in the restore runspace depending on your setup:
   • Line 259 - this is the same as the folder in Line 110
   • Line 262 - this is the same as the folder in Line 112
   • Line 354 - this is the same as the folder in Line 199
   • Line 355 - this is the same as the drive letter in Line 200
   • Line 363 - this is the destination for the restore operation. Default: $env:USERPROFILE\$dir
   • Line 364 - this is the backup source where the backed up files are. Default: $backupDrive\$($syncHash.srcDir)\$env:USERNAME\$dir
3. Run the script using PowerShell (right click > run with PowerShell) or open with Powrshell ISE then run from there. Note: This is intended to be used by your users, you can store this somewhere in your file shares and teach them how to use it.
4. Optional: If you want to exclude the printers for the backup and restore operations, comment out the following lines:
   • Restore - Lines 376-385
   • Backup - Lines 207-221

Troubleshooting

1. If you want to see the existing values in the synced hashtable, comment out lines 426-431

Want to use this in your organization?

I can convert this script to an EXE file. Drop me an email here: peterjoseph.rivera@gmail.com