Backing up with Almanac on

cbbl · 07-17-2019, 05:12 PM

I like the almanac ... I refer to it a lot and run it for everything but history. Is there any tips/tricks to preserving the almanac but not having it included in the back-up process? In other words, speeding up the back up process? With 5 seasons of almanacs, my backup process takes well over 15 minutes to complete.

Thanks,
Scott

alphington · 07-17-2019, 09:49 PM

One possibility would be to move the almanac to another folder/drive. That way you still have them and they will work standalone fashion but they will no longer be included in the save game file. I have been doing this to save space on my smallish SSD where the game is loaded.

NoOne · 07-19-2019, 12:42 PM

you could make a little script to speed up that process.

@echo off
copy <from> <to>
del <from location>
exit

etc... i'm sure there's a / flag you can add to 'copy' that auto-overwrites detination, if similar files.

after you update the almanac, double click that '.bat' file and it will move and delete. Switch back to ootp screen and click backup without the almanac there anymore.

you may want to go to your league's backup folder and delete the old almanac backup files. no need for the redundancy of outdated files.

22chill22 · 07-19-2019, 02:59 PM

Where are the almanac files stored?

07-17-2019, 05:12 PM	#1
cbbl All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,179	Backing up with Almanac on I like the almanac ... I refer to it a lot and run it for everything but history. Is there any tips/tricks to preserving the almanac but not having it included in the back-up process? In other words, speeding up the back up process? With 5 seasons of almanacs, my backup process takes well over 15 minutes to complete. Thanks, Scott

07-17-2019, 09:49 PM	#2
alphington Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 71	One possibility would be to move the almanac to another folder/drive. That way you still have them and they will work standalone fashion but they will no longer be included in the save game file. I have been doing this to save space on my smallish SSD where the game is loaded.

07-19-2019, 12:42 PM	#3
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/2 (4)	you could make a little script to speed up that process. @echo off copy <from> <to> del <from location> exit etc... i'm sure there's a / flag you can add to 'copy' that auto-overwrites detination, if similar files. after you update the almanac, double click that '.bat' file and it will move and delete. Switch back to ootp screen and click backup without the almanac there anymore. you may want to go to your league's backup folder and delete the old almanac backup files. no need for the redundancy of outdated files.

07-19-2019, 02:59 PM	#4
22chill22 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 35	Where are the almanac files stored?