Brasil Windows Backup Script 1.0

calendar Aug 3, 2008 · 2 min read  en  · backup brasil4win python redscorpion script  ·
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We are happy to announce the first version of brasil for window, a small python backup script.

Brasil4Windows is a small python script you can use to zip and backup your files on a regular basis. Brasil4Win offers:

  • LowLoad Backup. The script will try to pause under heavy load computer.
  • Fine-grained ETA using stored bytes AND passed time. It can print you a good extimation on when it will finish.
  • Skip-and-retry schema for locked files. Sometimes  under windows files are locked. Brasil4Win retry to open them from time to time.
  • Optimized for using Psyco: http://psyco.sf.net We suggest you to set it up psyco for on-the-fly compilation of the script. It rocks.
  • The script is released under GNU Public License License v2.0, so feel free to use it.

Usage & Installation Instructions

The script has been tested under Windows XP, but should work also under Unix. Open the script and configure FILE_LIST, adding a list of all the directory you want to save. Configure the ZIP_DEST to the destination and the name of the backup zip. The final zip will contain also a copy of brasil4Win, so you can reuse it where you bring the backup.

Log messages

ETA:09:04:52 Files:50385 MB/SEC:24.5789527893 Min:24.0789527893

ETA shows the time in which brasil will end. The "Files" shows the number of files remaining to backup.

MB/SEC shows the estimated MB per second in real time. "Min" show you the minimal value brasil4win wants to decide if there is a overloaded computer. These two values are computed automatically.

Leave your comments idea and suggestions below.

Comment by Gioorgi.com » Blog Archive » Brasil4Win 1.1 Long File Support on 2008-08-29 08:12:45

[...] Brasil4Windows is a small python script you can use to zip and backup your files on a regular basis. It requires only Python 2.5 on your machine, and it is thinked to be light and fast. For more information on brasil4windows, refer to the main release page of version 1.0. [...]