Due to security and comfort considerations I enhanced my previous backup script to include the Bitlocker unlock process.
- the script tries to unlock the USB Key if it’s still locked
- after the notification if the stick got unlocked or the password was wrong there is a countdown of 5 seconds, press Y to reenter the password. (there’s room for further improvement, more on that later)
- when the 5 seconds pass (or the N-Key got pressed), the backup process begins
- after the backup process I can chose between either leaving the stick mounted or not
- after 15 seconds the script choose the default option which is to leave the stick mounted
- after another 30 seconds, or after any key press, the script closes the command line
@ECHO OFF :UNLOCKERROR CLS ECHO ### TRYING TO UNLOCK BITLOCKED USB KEY ECHO ### ECHO ### manage-bde E: -unlock -pw CHOICE /T 5 /D N /M "### REENTER PASSWORD?" IF Errorlevel 2 Goto GOON Goto UNLOCKERROR :GOON CLS ECHO ### STARTING BACKUP ECHO ### ECHO ### robocopy C:\Users\username\Documents\_MDAW\_Thesis\ E:\ /E /MT:8 /tee /log+:E:\_backup_log.txt robocopy C:\Users\username\Desktop E:\ workingHours.xlsx /log+:E:\_backup_log.txt robocopy C:\Users\username\Desktop E:\ fuelReport.xlsx /log+:E:\_backup_log.txt robocopy C:\Users\username\Documents\Scripts E:\ backupThesis.bat /log+:E:\_backup_log.txt ECHO ### BACKUP FINISHED ECHO ### ECHO ### ECHO ### TO UNMOUNT USB KEY PRESS Y. ECHO ### TO LEAVE IT MOUNTED PRESS N OR WAIT 15 SECONDS. CHOICE /T 15 /D N /M "###" IF Errorlevel 2 Goto NO IF Errorlevel 1 Goto YES Goto End :YES manage-bde E: -lock GOTO END :NO ECHO USB KEY NOT UNMOUNTED :END TIMEOUT /T 30
Next Steps:
- find a way to trigger the first if clause dependent on whether the password was right or not
- implement selection for drive letter with a default option
