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I assume you are talking about Dos? What version of windows are you using? I have Windows XP and backup is not an available command. It was a command included in old versions of Dos. There are differences between copy and backup. What are you trying to do?
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I have windows xp home edition and there is a Backup Utility that is on the installation disk. This is not automatically installed. You must go into the disk (do a search) to install it. There are also instructions at the Microsoft Knowledge Base to do this; use code number 302894.
I only used the backup command a few times before xp came along and now I just use the copy command for my files and pictures. I just had my old hard disk replaced and I made copies of the files I wanted to keep and a setup program from Verizon.
The files restored ok but the setup program would not work and neither would the original setup disk. I had to contact Verizon and give them rights to remote control my computer to fix the problem. I must have made a mistake when I copied the setup program.
So everythings ok now and I was just wondering what the differances are in the backup vs copy commands?
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COPY is usually used to copy one or more files from one location to another.
Files backed up using the BACKUP command are stored in a special, compacted format and are therefore not usable for normal file processing. You must use the RESTORE command to recall them and store them in the normal (un-compacted) format.
Files backed up using the BACKUP command are stored in a special, compacted format and are therefore not usable for normal file processing. You must use the RESTORE command to recall them and store them in the normal (un-compacted) format.
