public void CreateBackup(string dataPath, BackupSettings backupSettings)
{
Thread tmpCopyThread = new Thread(() =>
{
try
{
string dateTimeString = DateTime.Now.ToString("dd-MM-yyyy_hh-mm-ss-f");
string tmpBackupPath = Path.Combine(backupSettings.BackupPath, Path.GetFileName(dataPath.TrimEnd(Path.DirectorySeparatorCh‌​ar)) + dateTimeString);
if (Directory.Exists(dataPath))
{
lock (_lockObject)
{
CopyHelper.CopyDirectory(dataPath, tmpBackupPath);
}
if (backupSettings.CompressBackups)
{
Thread tmpThread = new Thread(() =>
{
lock (_lockObject)
{
ZipFile.CreateFromDirectory(tmpBackupPath, tmpBackupPath + ".zip", CompressionLevel.Fastest, false);
Directory.Delete(tmpBackupPath, true);
}
});
tmpThread.IsBackground = true;
tmpThread.Start();
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show("Error while running Backup task: " + ex.Message);
}
});
tmpCopyThread.IsBackground = true;
tmpCopyThread.Start();
}