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0. In case of installation on Windows 10 machine that will communicate to Linux Samba share: check if you can login to the destination backup folder with Samba credentials using File Explorer. In some cases Windows OS cannot see Samba share if it is running outdated protocol and in some other cases that not yet explored enough (displayed error: "Windows cannot access \\IP_ADDRESS. Check the spelling of the name... etc.)". Solution: Run command prompt with administrator rights and execute two following commands. Then reboot and try again.
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sc.exe config lanmanworkstation depend= bowser/mrxsmb10/nsi |
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sc.exe config mrxsmb20 start= disabled |
- Install FreeFileSync to default folder C:\Program Files\FreeFileSync
- Create new folder C:\backup_config
- Copy to this folder following files:
- backup.bat
- SwithMail.exe
- BatchRun.ffs_batch
- Open in a text editor backup.bat file and edit parameters in top part of the file:
- Destination folder (ex. \\192.168.28.2\FAMC-GREEN)
- Network username
- Network password
- Name of FreeFileSync profile (keep default one BatchRun.ffs_batch)
- Retention period, days
- Global report file location (keep default one "\\192.168.28.2\TH Share\_backup_global_report\backup_global_report.csv")
- Indicate one or multiple folders to be backed up (ex. C:\Users\FAMC\Desktop)
- Gmail user that will send reports
- Gmail password
- Send email to address
- Open Task Scheduler (press Win+К combination and run taskschd.msc)
- Import the file backup-on-idle.xml to create new task
- Test setup by running the task on demand (right click and run). Check folders C:\backup_config\batch_logs and C:\backup_config\ffs_logs and read reports.
- Note that first run might be reported with errors because destination folders are not existed. However destination folders will be created automatically after the first run.
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