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# create password file with 'read-host -assecurestring | convertfrom-securestring | out-file C:\gmailSecureString.txt'
# For gmail, enable 'insecure' authentication

$ErrorId = 5
$SuccessId = 14
$MaxRetry = 2

$From = "YourEmail@gmail.com"
$To = "YourEmail@gmail.com"
$SMTPServer = "smtp.gmail.com"
$SMTPPort = "587"
$PasswordSecureString = cat C:\gmailSecureString.txt | ConvertTo-SecureString
$Credentials = new-object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $From, $PasswordSecureString
$wbAdminResult = ""

for($i = 0; $i -lt $MaxRetry; $i++) {
    try{
        $Errors = "none"
        $wbAdminResult = [string] (cmd /c 'wbAdmin Start Backup -backupTarget:"I:" -include:"C:,M:" -allCritical -quiet 2>&1')
        if( !$wbAdminResult.Contains('ERROR') ){
             $i = $maxRetry
        }
        sleep(10)
    }catch{
        $Errors = $_
    }
}

$Results = Get-WinEvent -LogName Microsoft-Windows-Backup -MaxEvents 1

if($Results.Id -eq $SuccessId -and $Errors -eq "none" -and !$wbAdminResult.Contains('ERROR')) {
    $Subject = "Backup Success"
} else {
    $Subject = "Backup Failed!"
}

$Body = ""
$Body += ($Results | Format-Table | Out-String)
$Body += "`r`nErrors:`t`t" + $Errors
$Body += "`r`nwbAdmin:`t" + $wbAdminResult
Send-MailMessage -From $From -to $To -Subject $Subject -Body $Body -SmtpServer $SMTPServer -port $SMTPPort -UseSsl -Credential $Credentials