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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">H</span>ello,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In order to use Unison to backup local folders to the I drive, please try the following steps.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Download Unison from:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://unison-binaries.inria.fr/">http://unison-binaries.inria.fr/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Windows - <a href="http://unison-binaries.inria.fr/files/Unison-2.40.102.zip">
http://unison-binaries.inria.fr/files/Unison-2.40.102.zip</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mac - <a href="http://unison-binaries.inria.fr/files/Unison-OS-X-2.48.15.zip">
http://unison-binaries.inria.fr/files/Unison-OS-X-2.48.15.zip</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Windows install will also need a GTK library installed. The following works for me:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/gtk-win/">https://sourceforge.net/projects/gtk-win/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Run the graphical version of the program (Unison-2.40.102 Gtk+.exe) and set up a profile.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First give it a name, preferably with no spaces<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It’s a local synchronisation<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Choose the local directory first, and the I drive analogue second – I find selecting the Other … option at the bottom quickest to get the drive listing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The resulting profile is written as a text file to your user folder within .unison<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When you open the profile it tries to synchronise the folders. The first time, it displays a warning. The first synch will take some time.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Unison makes suggestions as to what it thinks needs to happen – if you agree, press Go to start the synchronisation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You can run this synchronisation manually, and manage any conflicts that way – that works well for many users.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- To automate the backup, we need to use the text version of the program.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Create a batch file, Backup_Documents.bat for example, with the following:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">"<i>Path-to-app</i>\Unison-2.40.102 Text.exe" <i>Name-of-profile</i> -batch<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Try running it from a command prompt.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Use the Task Scheduler from Administrative Tools, choose Create Basic Task, name it, choose weekly, select the days, and choose the batch file.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- More advanced usage<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You can edit the profile text file. A few features that may be useful:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- path allows you to choose files or directories within the root folder that you want to backup, rather than all of the subfolders<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- ignore allows you to ignore a folder, subfolder or file<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- There are various backup features that make Unison version key files as they are overwritten – this isn’t strictly necessary on the I drive, as it has a way to recover the last few versions with a right-click on the file, but just so
you know, particularly if files are changing more than once a day.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"># Unison preferences<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">label = D Drive Documents<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">root = D:\Documents<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">root = I:\Science\Physics\Timothy\Documents<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">path = Personal<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">path = Personal/very_important_document.doc<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ignore = Path Personal/Music<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ignore = Name Thumbs.db<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ignore = Name Desktop.ini<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"># Helps out a lot on Windows<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">fastcheck = true<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"># place new files at the top of the list<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">sortnewfirst = true<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- For more information:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/download/releases/stable/unison-manual.html">http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/download/releases/stable/unison-manual.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Timothy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Timothy Briggs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Research and Teaching Support<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, John Anderson Building, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow G4 0NG<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Tel: 0141 548 3376 Fax: 0141 552 2891 Email:
</span><a href="mailto:timothy.briggs@strath.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">mailto:timothy.briggs@strath.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, number SC015263<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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