Backup internal drive to external drive on Windows 10 using robocopy

backup.bat

:: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/robocopy
:: Adjust the paths as needed

:: Explanation of the command options:
:: /MIR - We're using mirror to ensure the external copy (H:\Z\) is exactly what is the internal copy (Z:\)
:: /XO -	Source directory files older than the destination are excluded from the copy.
:: /XD "$RECYCLE.BIN" "System Volume Information" - exclude those directories to avoid access issues
:: /log+:"Z:\backup.log" - append to a backup.log file on Z:
:: /tee -	Writes the status output to the console window, and to the log file.
:: /nfl -	Specifies that file names aren't to be logged, to avoid bloating the log file
:: /ndl -	Specifies that directory names aren't to be logged, to avoid bloating the log file
:: /A-:SH - Removes system and hidden attributes from the copied files, if this is omitted the files/folder on the external copy might become hidden
robocopy Z:\ H:\Z\ /MIR /XO /XD "$RECYCLE.BIN" "System Volume Information" /log+:"Z:\backup.log" /tee /ndl /nfl /A-:SH

:: shutdown after robocopy is finished
shutdown /s /t 0