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1.

Place all the files in a temp folder on drive c:\, then based on location in the
temp directory, files will be copied into the \RRbackups directories in the same
location.

2.

Sample command: RRUTIL /bp c:\RRTemp. In c:\RRTemp would be a mirror
image of the \RRbackups directory structure where the files are to go.

C:\RRTemp\C\0 Data0 Data1

EFSFile HashFile Info TOCFile

to

C:\RRbackups\C\0 Data0

Data1

EFSFile HashFile Info TOCFile

Determine \RRBackups space consumed

RRUTIL /bs

Determine the amount of space that is consumed by \RRbackups
1.

Ability to determine how much space is consumed by backups. Listing by
backup, for example, base and each incremental how much space is consumed.

2.

Sample command: RRUTIL /bs would display the backup space on the console.

As previously stated in this chapter, the rrutil.exe file enables you to GET files
from and PUT files into the Rescue and Recovery environment, it also allows
listing of files in the Rescue and Recovery environment and in the backups folder.
These procedures are used for all file customizations of the Rescue and Recovery
environment. The following procedures provide another example of how to utilize
the GET and PUT function with the Rescue and Recovery environment.

To use rrutil.exe, do the following:
1.

Copy rrutil.exe to the root of the C drive.

2.

Create getlist.txt file with the following syntax:

\preboot\usrintfc\file name

Save the file as c:\temp\getlist.txt.

3.

At a command prompt, type the rrutil.exe command and one of the switches
defined in the following table. Then, complete the command with the
appropriate parameters, as shown in the following table.

Table 15. Command and switch options

Command and switch options

Result

RRUTIL -l1

List the contents of preboot directory.

RRUTIL -l2

List the contents of minint directory.

RRUTIL -l4

List the contents of the root of the C
drive or root of Type-12 partition.

RRUTIL -g c:\temp\getlist.txt C:\temp

Get files from preboot partition.

RRUTIL -d c:\temp\ dellist.txt

Delete files from the preboot partition.

RRUTIL -p c:\temp

Add or replace files in the preboot
partition.

RRUTIL -r path \oldname.ext newname.ext

RRUTIL -r \temp\rr\test.txt test2.txt

the file

is in the preboot\rr directory

Rename a file in the Predesktop Area.

RRUTIL -bp c:\temp

Update or replace files in RRBACKUPS
virtual partition.

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