FREE Backup Compress Files, for Commercial and noncommercial use.
Important: If you use the C:\Program Files (x86) as your default installation directory folder, then you must assign modify permissions to 'users (computer name\users) to the installed folder. (see attached) ==>
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System requirements: runs on Windows Server 2025, 2022, 2019 and 2016, Windows 11, 10, 8.1, and 7.
For Windows 8 and 7 please make sure you have installed the Framework 4.7.2 runtime installed, otherwise please download here
It also requires 7z Tool please download here -->
7z Tool
Default installation path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Netstair Communications\NetstairBackup
Default Database File name that stores items to compress backup:
backupdb.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<archives>
<Backup>
<FileName>ADMIN</FileName>
<Sourcepath>C:\Admin-docs\</Sourcepath>
<Targetpath>D:\Archives\</Targetpath>
</Backup>
<Backup>
<FileName>SHARED</FileName>
<Sourcepath>C:\Shared-docs\</Sourcepath>
<Targetpath>D:\Archives\</Targetpath>
</Backup>
<Backup>
<FileName>SCAN</FileName>
<Sourcepath>C:\Scan-docs\</Sourcepath>
<Targetpath>D:\Archives\</Targetpath>
</Backup>
</archives>The tag that begins <backup> and ends </backup> as it shows above, must contains the item to compress backup.
For Instance: (Use notepad or the program of your choice to make changes)
Assuming you wish to backup all items in the Admin-docs folder as it shows in the <FileName> tag "ADMIN"
<sourcepath> tag "Admin-docs"
<targetpath> to the following path "D:\Archives\ "
Make sure all tags close their respective tag.
Result: D:\Archives\ADMIN_YYYYMMDDSSXXXX.zip
Default Application Config File name to modify as needed.
NetstairBackup.exe.config
<appSettings>
<add key="compression" value="WIN"/>
<!-- zip or 7z or tar etc. --->
<add key="compresstype" value="zip"/>
<add key="processtype" value="single"/>
<add key="source-path" value="C:\Program Files (x86)\Netstair Communications\NetstairBackup\backupdb.xml"/>
<add key="source-file" value="@archives.txt"/>
<add key="password" value="L0v31$CrazY"/>
<!-- "Yes" if you wish to delete previous backup *.zip files -->
<add key="delete-archives" value="No"/>
<add key="use-sourcefile" value="No"/>
</appSettings>Change the <add key="compression" value="WIN"/> to
<add key="compression" value="7z"/> if you wish to use 7z to compress your backup.
Change the value <add key="compresstype" value="zip"/>
To <add key="compresstype" value="7z"/> if you wish to use the 7z file extension format.
FREE for Personal and Commercial use.
Happy Backup!