{"id":3375,"date":"2018-11-20T15:55:02","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T10:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/?p=3375"},"modified":"2020-11-14T17:56:38","modified_gmt":"2020-11-14T12:26:38","slug":"automatically-backup-files-into-a-new-folder-every-time-in-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/automatically-backup-files-into-a-new-folder-every-time-in-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Automatically backup files into a new folder every time in Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This post will tell you how to take a <strong>backup of your important files, each time into different folder<\/strong> in Windows. Using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Copywhiz<\/a>, cool file copy and backup app for Windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An essential feature of a file backup tool is to take backup in a separate folder every time. This ensures that you have multiple versions of the same file set for safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Copywhiz<\/a> can help you do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Copywhiz?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Copywhiz<\/a> enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility &amp; control over the file copying and backup process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Copywhiz<\/a> makes file copying a breeze: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Copy only new or modified files<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Easily pick files by name, extension, folder etc from bunch of folders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automatically organize files based on file attributes and metadata<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy files to multiple folders\/computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy files from multiple folders and paste them at once<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sync files between source and destination<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pick files from multiple folders and compress in single .zip file<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Schedule file backups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verify copied files for data integrity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retain security attributes of files &amp; folders (ownership\/user access)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\/Features\" target=\"_blank\">Several more hidden nuggets<\/a>&nbsp;designed to make your file-copy task easier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can watch a short video depicting this feature:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Windows- Schedule file copy for automatic backups using Copywhiz file copy software\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/feDBf5nwxIE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps to copy files to a new folder each time:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Copy-Files1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Copy-Files.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2673\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Go to Windows File Explorer, select the files from the source folder, right-click and choose Copywhiz\u2013&gt;Copy as shown below:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2017\/12\/paste-advanced-new1.png\" alt=\" 'title=\" class=\"wp-image-3301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2017\/12\/paste-advanced-new1.png 584w, https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2017\/12\/paste-advanced-new1-300x291.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Right-click inside the destination folder where you wish to copy the files and select <em>Copywhiz&#8211;&gt;Paste Advanced<\/em>:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Copywhiz window will open with the destination folder already selected. You can suffix the destination folder with <strong>%date%<\/strong> or <strong>%datetime%<\/strong> to add current date to the folder name. This way, you can later find them using the date created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2018\/11\/date.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2018\/11\/date.png 718w, https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2018\/11\/date-300x234.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Once the variables are added, click on &#8216;OK&#8217; and &#8216;Paste Now,&#8217; and a new folder will automatically be created based on the current date\/time you specified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. You can save the selected files as a Copywhiz project and schedule a backup of the same set of files by clicking on the &#8216;Paste later (Schedule)&#8217; button. Once clicked, the following Window will appear that will let you set your preferred backup frequency. After setting your preferred frequency, click on &#8216;Schedule Now&#8217; so that Copywhiz automatically runs the projects at a specified time for creating multiple copies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"578\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Schedule-A-Backup.png\" alt=\"Backup\" class=\"wp-image-4889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Schedule-A-Backup.png 578w, https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Schedule-A-Backup-300x284.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Copywhiz<\/a>, the copies will be created from time to time automatically even after you modify the files later on. You can create copies of your files every week, every day, or even every hour. You now have a complete file backup solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more tutorial videos, <a title=\"Copywhiz Tutorial Videos\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\/Videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">check out this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more about<\/a> Copywhiz. Download the free trial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\/Download\">from here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCULI5s6KJn-0iDIeqJRUWQA\/featured?view_as=subscriber\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube channel<\/a> for interesting videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">other cool products<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a good day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for reading :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post will tell you how to take a backup of your important files, each time into different folder in Windows. Using Copywhiz, cool file copy and backup app for Windows. An essential feature of a file backup tool is to take backup in a separate folder every time. 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