restic easy scripts for Windows

TL;DR

How to start with this package:

1. clone this repository inside your machine (a good location is under $HOME\restic)
2. run script "bin\password_encrypt.ps1 secrets\restic_pwd_encrypted.txt" (or any name you like) to create your password for repository; it will be saved encrypted on disk
3. change bin\restic_variables.ps1 according to your needs

• $RESTIC_SECRET_FILE should point to your restic_pwd_encrypted.txt file
• $RESTIC_EXE should point to restic.exe on your machine
• $RESTIC_REPOSITORY should point to location where you want restic store backup data
• $RESTIC_BACKUP_DIRECTORIES_SOURCE points to all directories you want restic to backup (No trailing slashes!)
• $RESTIC_FORGET_RETENTION_OPTIONS adjust it to your retention policy

4. run script bin\restic_init.ps1
5. every day, instead of manually powering off machine, run script bin\data_backup+poweroff.ps1

All other scripts are shortcuts to specific restic commands.

Please, feel free to modify/add features.

Know problems and resolution

Spaces in the path of restic scripts creates problems.

In the case you can't change the path where restic scripts reside, you can create a symbolic link with mklink in cmd.exe:

mklink /D L:\path\without\spaces "L:\path with spaces"