[SOLVED] Downloading Latest Backup File

[Jani]

So me being stupid.. I need to add hub ip and destination location to this section of the script right? I'm probably missing commas or..

param
(
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string]$192.168.86.86,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string]$C:\Temp,
[string]$BackupNamePrefix = "hubitat_backup_",
[switch]$WhatIf
)

[HAL9000]

@Jani

I need to add hub ip and destination location to this section of the script right

You don't need to modify the script at all. Just pass your hub's IP and backup destination as parameters. I chose to put the script into the same directory as my backup destination to keep it simple. I then scheduled a task to run "Powershell" periodically with arguments and startup directory.

.\Hubitat-Configuration-Backup.ps1 -HubHostname 192.168.1.20 -BackupDestination .\

[Vettester]

Like @HAL9000 mentioned you don't need to change the script. You just need to add your hub's IP address and destination to the argument in task scheduler.

Here's what I use for the argument:

.\Hubitat-Configuration-Backup.ps1 -HubHostname 192.168.86.25 -BackupDestination c:\hubitat\backups

I created a directory for the script and a sub-directory for the backups. The reason for the sub-directory is I have another scheduled task that cleans out the files that are older than 30 days.

Here's the argument I'm using for deleting the old files.

/p "C:\hubitat\backup /s /d -30 /c "cmd /c del /q @file"

[Jani]

Thanks @HAL9000 and @Vettester for trying to help me. I'm still struggling though.
I created script (ps1 file, did not change anything in it). Created a folder for it and to make it simple..I'm using same folder for the backup files.
Then created scheduler.

My config is:
powershell
.\Hubitat-Configuration-Backup.ps1 -HubHostname 192.168.86.45 -BackupDestination
C:\Users\myusername\Documents\Hubitat

I scheduled it and powershell briefly opens but nothing happens. I'm not getting bu file to folder. Am I doing something wrong here?

EDIT: I tried to run it manually from my laptop and script works. I tried same thing with my 24/7 pc and it does not work. It flashes some red text in powershell window before it closes. So this seems to be more of a user rights problem or some kind of powershell issue in that pc.

[HAL9000]

@Jani

I tried to run it manually from my laptop and script works. I tried same thing with my 24/7 pc and it does not work.

Just a guess, but this might explain the difference ...

How to Change PowerShell Execution Policy in Windows 10

[Jani]

Ok.. I'm slowly getting there. Problem was because..

"Invoke-WebRequest : The response content cannot be parsed because the Internet Explorer engine is not available, or Internet Explorer's first
-launch configuration is not complete. Specify the UseBasicParsing parameter and try again. "

... so...opened IE and now script works at least when ran manually. Soon testing scheduler.

EDIT: and scheduler works now!!! Once again..thank you guys!! I really appreciate your help!