Langmeier Backup FAQ

Sometimes, it may be necessary to wake up a drive before you can use your backup software to create a backup. This situation often occurs when the drive is in sleep mode to save energy. To address this, you can execute the following VBScript prior to starting your backup process. Please ensure that you specify the correct drive letter or network path for your backup drive in the Path variable.

'→ Declare input:

'→ 1. Path, e.g., Z:\ or \\server_name\share_name
Path = "D:\"

'→ 2. Waiting time in seconds
WaitingTime = 5

'Variables
Dim fso
Dim f
Dim later

'Set objects
Set WSHshell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Open folder
Set f = fso.GetFolder(Path)

'Wait
later = DateAdd("s", WaitingTime, Now)
Do
Loop Until Now > later

Note: Since Langmeier Backup version 8.1.53, this script is no longer required. The software now automatically wakes up a sleeping NAS, ensuring a seamless backup process for you.

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