Backup my documents via command prompt - Super User most recent 30 from superuser.com 2010-03-22T10:05:27Z http://superuser.com/feeds/question/70223 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://superuser.com/questions/70223/backup-my-documents-via-command-prompt 0 Backup my documents via command prompt Shawn Mclean http://superuser.com/users/15436 2009-11-13T18:52:21Z 2009-12-14T15:00:02Z <p>Hello, I have a problem booting a new upgraded windows 7 from vista. It will not load the OS at all, it just stucks at a black screen with a blinking dash top-left.</p> <p>bootrec /fixboot tells me (The volume does not contain a recognized file system.) bcdedit shows me the following:</p> <p>Windows boot loader</p> <blockquote> <p>identifier -- </p> <p>device -- partition=C:</p> <p>path -- \Windows\system32\winload.exe</p> <p>description -- Windows 7 Ultimate</p> <p>osdevice -- partition=C:</p> <p>systemroot -- \Windows</p> </blockquote> <p>I have a windows vista dvd. How can i use that to backup stuff from my documents?</p> http://superuser.com/questions/70223/backup-my-documents-via-command-prompt/70225#70225 1 Answer by John T for Backup my documents via command prompt John T http://superuser.com/users/1931 2009-11-13T19:00:58Z 2009-11-14T14:33:51Z <p>To backup the documents for your user account:</p> <pre>XCOPY C:\Users\[your_username] [destination] /S</pre> <p>Where <code>[destination]</code> specifies where you'd like them copied, <code>F:\backup</code> for example.</p>