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Updated How to enable VSS for rclone (markdown)

asdffdsa6131 2019-09-07 13:57:01 -04:00
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How-to-enable-VSS-for-rclone.md

@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ The following example is the bare minimum, just enough code to create a snapshot
2 - Create a file named exec.cmd file with 2 lines of code.
call setvar-vshadow.cmd
mklink /d c:\vs\ %shadow_device_1%\
mklink /d c:\snapshot\ %shadow_device_1%\
Execute vs.cmd and that is all it takes to create a shadow mount.
When vs.cmd is run, it will execute vshadow.exe.
@ -39,29 +39,29 @@ To make it useful for rclone, change exec.cmd to the 4 lines of code below and t
call setvar-vshadow.cmd
mklink /d c:\snapshot\ %shadow_device_1%\
rclone sync c:\snapshot\thetestfolder\ wasabiwest01:thetestfolder
rmdir c:\vs\ /q
rmdir c:\snapshot\ /q
I find it confusing, that c:\snapshot\ is a mirror image of c:\.
I found that when writing more complex scripts, this confusion was leading to errors.
So I will give you three workarounds for clear code for exec.cmd.
So I will give you 3 workarounds for clear code for exec.cmd.
--- Use SUBST command.
call setvar-vshadow.cmd
mklink /d c:\vs\ %shadow_device_1%\
mklink /d c:\snapshot\ %shadow_device_1%\
subst t: c:\
rclone sync t:\vs\thetestfolder\ wasabiwest01:thetestfolder
rclone sync t:\snapshot\thetestfolder\ wasabiwest01:thetestfolder
subst t: /delete
rmdir b:\vs\ /q
rmdir c:\snapshot\ /q
--- Use NET USE command
call setvar-vshadow.cmd
mklink /d c:\vs\ %shadow_device_1%\
mklink /d c:\snapshot\ %shadow_device_1%\
net share snapshot=c:\
rclone sync \\localhost\snapshot\vs\thetestfolder\ wasabiwest01:thetestfolder
rclone sync \\localhost\snapshot\thetestfolder\ wasabiwest01:thetestfolder
net share snapshot /delete
rmdir c:\vs\ /q
rmdir c:\snapshot\ /q
--- Create a new drive letter. This is what I do as this is the most reliable and least code needed.
Create a new drive and use that for the mount point.
@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Most Windows computer hard drives will not have free space to create a new drive
call setvar-vshadow.cmd
mklink /d b:\snapshot\ %shadow_device_1%\
rclone sync b:\snapshot\thetestfolder\ wasabiwest01:thetestfolder
rmdir b:\vs\ /q
rmdir b:\snapshot\ /q
Good luck and if you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Create a post at the forum and put the "VSS question" in the subject and I will answer.