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Use a batch file to automate backups to Windows PC

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jogo	Posted: Aug 24, 2024 Score: 1 Reference jogo Posted: Aug 24, 2024 Score: 1 Reference Hi All, FYI, if you want to regularly backup your Toodledo data to a Windows PC, here's how I do it: 1) Create a .BAT file with the following lines: @ECHO OFF REM download XML file of ALL ACCOUNT DATA from the Backup/Restore page start "" https://www.toodledo.com/tools/backup.php REM download CSV file of UNCOMPLETED TASKS from the CSV Import/Export page start "" https://www.toodledo.com/tools/csv.php REM download CSV file of COMPLETED TASKS from the CSV Import/Export page start "" https://www.toodledo.com/tools/csv.php?completed=1 REM pause for the downloads to finish, because the move command won't wait for them timeout 10 /nobreak move "C:\-download folder-\toodledo." "C:\-backup folder-" Note: There are 2 double-quotes after the word "start". 2) Replace -downloads folder- and -backup folder- with the appropriate paths for your PC. Something like "C:\Users\me\Downloads\toodledo." and "C:\Users\me\Documents\TDbackups" 3) Create a task in Windows Task Scheduler to run the batch file at the schedule you choose. There may be more elegant ways to accomplish this, but it works for me. One gripe I have: running it switches the current focus to the right-most Chrome tab and leaves the Downloads list open. Anyone know how to prevent that? Cheers, - John P.S.: This is an update on a post I did many years go, where I didn't include https://. I found that Chrome now won't complete the XML download without it. This message was edited Aug 24, 2024.

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jogo

Posted: Aug 24, 2024

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jogo
Posted: Aug 24, 2024
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Hi All,

FYI, if you want to regularly backup your Toodledo data to a Windows PC, here's how I do it:

1) Create a .BAT file with the following lines:

@ECHO OFF

REM download XML file of ALL ACCOUNT DATA from the Backup/Restore page
start "" https://www.toodledo.com/tools/backup.php

REM download CSV file of UNCOMPLETED TASKS from the CSV Import/Export page
start "" https://www.toodledo.com/tools/csv.php

REM download CSV file of COMPLETED TASKS from the CSV Import/Export page
start "" https://www.toodledo.com/tools/csv.php?completed=1

REM pause for the downloads to finish, because the move command won't wait for them
timeout 10 /nobreak

move "C:\-download folder-\toodledo*.*" "C:\-backup folder-"

Note: There are 2 double-quotes after the word "start".

2) Replace -downloads folder- and -backup folder- with the appropriate paths for your PC. Something like "C:\Users\me\Downloads\toodledo*.*" and "C:\Users\me\Documents\TDbackups"

3) Create a task in Windows Task Scheduler to run the batch file at the schedule you choose.

There may be more elegant ways to accomplish this, but it works for me. One gripe I have: running it switches the current focus to the right-most Chrome tab and leaves the Downloads list open. Anyone know how to prevent that?

Cheers,
- John

P.S.: This is an update on a post I did many years go, where I didn't include https://. I found that Chrome now won't complete the XML download without it.

This message was edited Aug 24, 2024.

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