Does anyone know how to deal with a space in the folder name, I'm using "My Data" as the example: wbadmin start backup -backuptarget:e: -include:c:\My Data I get: Error - command syntax incorrect. Error: data. See command The command syntax works fine of folder names with no spaces.

Hi, in general when you have a space in folder name you have to use quotes like this example: wbadmin start backup -backuptarget:e: -include:"c:\My Data" HTHEdoardo Benussi - Microsoft MVP Management Infrastructure - Systems Administration https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/Profile/Benussi Windows Server Italian Forum Moderator edo[at]mvps[dot]org

I tried the quotes and got the same error. Any other suggestions, without renaming. thks..

"-include" parameter has following explanation: "Specifies the comma-delimited list of volume drive letters, volume mount points, or GUID-based volume names to include in the backup. This parameter should be used only when -backupTarget is specified." ref: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc742083(WS.10).aspx also try with this syntax: wbadmin start backup -backuptarget:e: -include:c:\My Data, with comma at the end.Edoardo Benussi - Microsoft MVP Management Infrastructure - Systems Administration https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/Profile/Benussi Windows Server Italian Forum Moderator edo[at]mvps[dot]org

I tried the comma at the end and it responds with >> type ? or help all I get is >> Something has to work since some default folders have spaces in the names. Any other suggestion.... thks, Dan