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Perhaps the simplest backup method yet

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thepenguin77:

I just recently figured this out, and it's so stupidly easy that I have to share it.

1. You're going to need dropbox. If you don't have it, install it.
2. Open an elevated command prompt. (Start > Programs > accessories > right click on Command Prompt > run as admin)
3. Determine the location of your calculator sources (For me it's "C:\asm\source")
4. Determine the location of your dropbox folder (For me it's "C:\users\brian\dropbox")
5. Decide on a name for your backup folder (I picked "C:\users\brian\dropbox\calc_src")
5. In command prompt, type
   mklink /j "backup_folder" "source_folder"
I typed:
   mklink /j "C:\users\brian\dropbox\calc_src" "C:\asm\source"

And you're done!

What this does is it creates a symlink from your dropbox folder to your sources folder. Basically, dropbox thinks that your source folder is in the dropbox folder and keeps it up to date with the server. This means that all of your calculator sources will be no more than a few minutes out of date.


I had this idea because this morning, my friend's computer got completely wiped by a chinese virus. It's one of those things where you think it could never happen, but then it does.

Also, this won't work with google drive because it can't handle the symlinks.

Juju:
It's genius. And you save quite a lot of space if you need to put your files outside your Dropbox folder. That or you put all your files directly in your Dropbox folder if you don't need to.

DJ Omnimaga:
That is quite interesting, thanks for sharing :)

Eeems:
You should see the mess of directory links I have between my HDD and my SSD.

Streetwalrus:
YeahI used to do that but now I don't bother anymore. The calc folder is inside my Dropbox and that's all. :P

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