DeltaCopy is a great easy to use rsync client (and server) for Windows. Based on Cygwin, it front-end the rsync client and adds the capabilities to schedule tasks and send email notifications.
In the past under Windows XP, scheduling tasks was a breeze. It still is under Windows 7, except by default they don’t run. I assume the application hasn’t been fully tested under Windows 7, and I know it can have issues with UAC and the scheduler.
I’ll explain the steps I’ve taken to get backup tasks to operate.
Installation
A normal installation works fine, but to insure UAC doesn’t mess with anything I use C:\DeltaCopy as the installation directory.
Creating a New Copy Job
I won’t go through the details of selecting directories for backup, but when selecting the scheduling option, the way the task is created needs to be modified. For example, a new job called Backup Stuff is created:
By default the schedule is created, but not run. Selecting the Modify Schedule button shows the created settings:
As you can see, the run command reference the .dcp file, which I assume contains the parameters for the backup job. On the run command, insert deltac.exe then a space, then the .DCP file, like so:
Select the Schedule tab or settings for configuring the job like any other Windows task. When you hit apply, the job should run as expected.
let me know if anyone runs into problems with this!
This fixed my DeltaCopy scheduling problem. Thanks!
Thanks, this helped me out too!
Thanks man, it worked
Same situation in Windows XP SP2, if I dont put C:\DeltaCopy\DeltaC.exe respaldo.dcp it doesnt work.
Thank you, great information.
Thanks!!
I do not log in to a domain. I can not get the scheduler to run in windows7. It keeps asking for a password and then I put in the local one and it gives me an error. Have you ever seen this error.)An error has occurred while attempting to set task account information. The specific error is 0x8007052e:login failure: unknown user name or bad password. Please help me out. Thanks Lisa
Hi Lisa,
It sounds like you don’t have an account created. Even though you’re not running in a domain, you can still create a local account and place it in the Local Admins group. Assign a password and see if that solves the issue.
Thanx it worked
We are running Win7. If your are on a domain, logged in as a domain admin, it wants to verify the program before it will run. If you are a domain user it wants an account user name and password before it will run. But I have not found any combinations of users and passwords that will work. As stated above, if I login as a local admin it opens without any prompts. We want this to run in the background without user interaction.
I tried deltacopy before but found it a bit limited. I run backupchain instead as a background service and it copies my databases to my ftp company (godaddy at the moment, i know it’s slow but it’s cheap:) I also like the advanced scheduler, for example to skip Sundays
My experience on Win7 was different to yours – in my case the backup profile was squirreled away in a funny place. “C:\Users\Fred\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Synametrics Technologies\DeltaCopy\backup.dcp”
Simply making that the run command solved the problem
It still won’t run for me on Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit.
I have tried all advice above, but to no avail. I am able to run it manually to backup files from my Windows 7 client to a Qnap, but it won’t auto run on a schedule.
Still won’t work for me on Windows 7.
It will run manually, but not on an auto schedule.
Your solution may work, as you installed Delta Copy to a folder name without any spaces. I tried above solution with DC installed to “c:\Program Files (x86)\Delta Copy” and tried to add DeltaC.exe to the task and it still errors. I tried with “” and by adding a parameter, both failed. I fixed it by associating the profile .dcp file with DeltaC.exe in Window’s file associations and leaving the generated script alone. For the people that are still having trouble getting it to run via scheduler, try adding .dcp to always be opened with DeltaC.exe.
Stephen,
Thanks for the additional information. Since rebuilding my desktop earlier this year I’ve been using the built-in Windows backup, along with DropBox and BackBlaze for added availability and resilience. I would welcome any solutions that provide rsync capability for data backup that work better than Delta Copy. Happy New Year to all.
Thank you for this post – Saved me from pulling my hair out
– Much appreciated – my DeltaCopy is now working in my Windows 7 PC as per your changes listed above.
Again: Thank You