FRSPCShutdown
Nightly Back-up
We use FRSPCShutdown as part of a batch file that performs the backing up of critical and/or daily-changing data files to another part of the hard drive in our computers. When
the work of backing up has completed, we call FRSPCShutdown so that the computer is automatically turned off. We then created a shortcut to this batch file on our computer's
Desktop. At the end of the work day, we double-click that icon, the computer's key data is backed up, and then the computer is shut down. It is a set-it-and-forget-it solution.
Here's an example batch file:
@ECHO OFF
REM ***************************************************************************
REM Does a full daily backup and turns off the computer.
REM ***************************************************************************
XCOPY "C:\MyApp\MyData\*.*" "C:\DailyBackup\MyData\" /D /E /C /I /F /H /R /K /Y
XCOPY "C:\App2\MoreData\*.*" "C:\DailyBackup\MoreData\" /D /E /C /I /F /H /R /K /Y
CALL "C:\Program Files (x86)\FRSPCShutdown\FRSPCShutdown.exe"
EXIT
WARNING
Never put a shortcut to FRSPCShutdown in your Windows "Startup" group! Your computer will boot up and immediately shut down! You'll never gain access to it! You have been warned!