Program which allows to attach external drive when TI task is executed
After the discussion in this thread http://forum.acronis.com/forum/5027 I've modifed my program so that it reliably works with TI tasks and external hard drives (which are not always attached to the PC).
This is an alternative to Mudcrabs "Drvnotify".
Get it here: http://rapidshare.com/files/300926498/TI_Backup.exe
TI Backup is a simple program (freeware)which checks if your external Backup Drive is attached when a scheduled task is started by Acronis Trueimage.
-If the scheduled task is started and the drive is already attached then the TI-Task is immediately executed.
-If the scheduled task is started and the drive is not attached then the TI-task is automatically executed as soon as the drive has been attached
How to:
Place the file somewhere on your drive(no installation required), run it and configure it so that it fits your needs. Then, when you set up the task in TI, under 'Backup options-Pre/Post Commands-Use custom commands-Before backup process' add 'TI Backup.exe and activate 'Do not perform operations until....' & 'Abort the operation if the user command fails'
-Driveletter: Enter the driveletter which is usually assigned to your backup drive
-Drivelabel: Enter the Label of your backup drive
-Timer: If you haven't attached your backup drive after X seconds, then the program will exit with errorlevel=1. This will lead to an "operation failed" message in True Image. If you don't need this you can leave this field blank.
-Beep: When the program is started it will beep once if this is ticked (ringout.wav in Windows\media is used)
Note: Once you have configured the program, the configuration window will not appear if the program is started and the configured drive is attached.
In order to access the configuration window you have to first detach your backup drive and then start the program. Or you can access the settings
directly via TI_backup.ini in the Windows directory.
