5/2/2012 8:05 AM | |
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This question has been asked several times in the past on this forum and no working solution has been provided, only a WinCC Copy Project tool needs extra license(s) and cost(s). Check reply below for newer and easier solution! I've been trying and using a tool for more than 1 year now and never had problem with it so far. What you need is a backup/copy tool that uses Windows Volume Shadow Service (VSS). The tool I use is called Hobocopy. You can find more about it here: Hobocopy
Depending on your OS, you also might need to install a newer Visual C++ runtime version, see also link above for more info.
I've used this several times now on Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server running WinCC v7.0.2. This cmd-file contains a comman-line command to run Hobocopy: hobocopy.exe /recursive C:\WINCC_Projects\ \\PCXX\Backup_WinCCProject\ /recursive means copying also subdirectories (including empty ones) C:\WinCC_Projects\ is the path of your directory containing the full WinCC project \\PCXX\Backup_WinCCProject is in my case a PC on the network which has a shared read/write access directory, used as a target for the backup of your running WinCC project. I hope all of the above is clear enough to get you started. I use this often to backup running WinCC projects on a server to other PC's or my laptop to work offline with the latest versions of the actual project. This way I don't need to stop the running project. HoboCopy does not interrupt or disturb the running WinCC project. If you're interested, you can read more information about it on the links posted above. Or if you need more help, just shout. Anyway, always be carefull and know what you are doing if you're trying this tool. But in the end, it really works well. I didn't have any problem so far. In my opinion, it's a great tool. I hope some of you will be please with this tip. Brgds. PS: if Hobocopy gives an error when starting, you might have to install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable Setup. |
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2/26/2014 2:25 PM | |
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For anyone interested, an easier way to backup running WinCC projects: FreeFileSync or FreeFileSyncPortable it creates a full backup, including locked files (Volume Shadow Copy on-the-fly) and it's legal, free, OpenSource and portable if you wish. |
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5/15/2014 5:48 PM | |
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FYI, attached a short guide with screenshots to backup running WinCC projects.
AttachmentBackup running WinCC with FreeFileSync.pdf (1814 Downloads) |
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5/4/2022 8:10 PM | |
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Hi Stebo, are you still using this solution and would it be possible to run this as a command with task scheduler, for example every 24 hours?
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5/12/2022 1:15 PM | |
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Hi Sergei scheduling should be possible but not used it myself: 1. https://freefilesync.org/manual.php?topic=schedule-batch-jobs |
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