Make Backup when external HDD is connected
i'm using true image 2018 on win10 64bit.
didn't find anything but a post form 2013 that it's not possible, so i thought i'd post my concern here:
is it possible to make a weekly backup on my external HDD and for the case that my HDD is not plugged in on the set backup time, start it as soon as my HDD is plugged in again?
SOLUTION:
so since you apparently can't use autorun on HDDs i found another solution, which perfectly worked for me:
https://superuser.com/questions/219401/starting-scheduled-task-by-detec…
created a powershell-script which runs the backup-shortcut on my HDD. then i set up this script in windows task scheduler with trigger "at log on" and made attributes "-windowstyle hidden -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -File "C:\my_path\AutoBackup.ps1"
so now it runs the script in the background and if i plug in my HDD it starts the backup automatically. Just set up a reminder in my calendar so i won't forget to plug in my HDD.


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"Selecting the check box will let you perform a missed operation when the USB flash drive is attached if it was disconnected at the scheduled time."
did that, but when the backup was scheduled for example at sunday1 2pm and i plugged in the HDD on sunday1 3pm acronis would say "next backup on day sunday2 2pm. so that didn't work.
your alternative method seems interesting. so i just put the autorun(whoch runs the shortcut) and the shortcut onto my HDD and set no schedule in my backup, right?
gonna try that and report back.
thanks in advance :)
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so since you apparently can't use autorun on HDDs i found another solution, which perfectly worked for me:
https://superuser.com/questions/219401/starting-scheduled-task-by-detec…
created a powershell-script which runs the backup-shortcut on my HDD. then i set up this script in windows task scheduler with trigger "at log on" and made attributes "-windowstyle hidden -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -File "C:\my_path\AutoBackup.ps1"
so now it runs the script in the background and if i plug in my HDD it starts the backup automatically. Just set up a reminder in my calendar so i won't forget to plug in my HDD.
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Bernhard, glad you have found a solution that will work for you, thank you for sharing the method you have used.
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Hello Bernhard,
Some users have already requested this feature for Acronis True Image (internal ID for reference TI-110672). I've added this thread as a +1.
Thank you!
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