Langmeier Backup FAQ

No backup failure: Wake up drive before backup

Sometimes, it may be necessary to wake up a drive before your backup software can access it—especially if the drive is in sleep mode. To address this, you can execute the following VBScript prior to starting your backup. Please ensure that you specify the correct drive letter or network path under Path. 

' --> Declare input:
' --> 1. Path, e.g., Z:\ or \\server\share
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 any sleeping NAS devices.

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