Robocopy (or "Robust File Copy") is a command-line directory replication command.
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robocopy with DCOPY:T does not work
I am using Windows 7. The robocopy switch DCOPY:T can be used (I mean there is no parameter error) in the command
robocopy C:\TEST F:\test \E \MIR \COPYALL \DCOPY:T
However, folder timestamps are ...
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Copy in use files with security Permissions
Is there a free Windows utility that will let me copy folders and sub folder contents with their NTFS security permissions and let me copy in use files?
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Robocopy: show skipped files and files with an error while copying
I'm using the following command for copying files while preserving timestamps:
robocopy [source] [destination] /E /ZB /COPY:DAT /DCOPY:T /R:1 /W:5 /V /NFL /NDL /NS /NC /NP /log:"[log-path]" /XD ...
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why does robocopy say this file is older?
why does robocopy say this file is older?
Robocopy shows (I think I used /MIR and /L)
2 M:\bk\laptopcopy\pics\
Older 79248 regular-expressions-cheat-sheet-v2.png
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RoboCopy sees two files as changed when they are exactly the same
Using RoboCopy I am copying large sets of files between storage devices and have noticed some strange behavior: On many occasions where the source and destination file are the same, RoboCopy sees the ...
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How to run robocopy as non admin without having to share folders for read/write access - WINDOWS 7
I have a basic bat file which copies files from one directory to another
set SOURCE=\\T4\D$\TV
set DESTINATION=\\T4\E$\TV
robocopy /MIR %SOURCE% %DESTINATION%
When i run as a user (member of the ...
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Does robocopy mir switch, on a single file, only add the changed parts to destination file or makes a full copy?
The headline says it all I hope but just in case I'll ellaborate.
File A is a word file with 50 pages, it's size is 47 kb. File A is copied from source folder to destination folder.
File A is then ...
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One Way Syncing between two folders using a third folder
I want to create a one way sync between Folder A and Folder B so far so good and RoboCopy does the job. But Some of the files in Folder B will be moved to Folder C (not controlled by this system) So ...
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Robocopy - how to copy the NEWEST file in catalog?
I want to copy one file that is the newest in whole catalog. How to do it using robocopy? I know /xo and /xn options but it doesn't do what I need.
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ROBOCOPY /MIR (or /PURGE) follows and deletes target symlinks
Let's say we have a folder SOURCEDIR to be synchronized with TARGETDIR. The problem: if TARGETDIR contains directory symlinks, ROBOCOPY /MIR (or /PURGE) will follow the symlink, and delete every file ...
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robocopy /mir changes destination folder name-how to prevent that
When I run a robocopy batch file that reads:
robocopy "C:\Users\mgo\Documents" "E:\Documents backup on the UltraBay drive" /mir
the destination folder gets renamed to "E:\My documents" WHY? How to ...
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Copy my documents without rename in windows 7
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Occasionally I use xcopy or robocopy to copy my documents folder as a backup. The issue is no matter what I name it, say MD_Backup, Windows always renames it to My Documents. I'd really like it ...
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How to copy only new files AND only those that are modified after a certain date?
I would like to copy files from one drive to another, but I only want to copy source files that are newer than the destination file. BUT, I also want to only copy source files that have been changed ...
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Batch file to move/compress/delete files
I am trying to write a batch script that will run automatically daily to do the following:
Move files older than 2 days to from the main directory (Jason) to an archive directory.
Zip files in the ...
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How to use Robocopy to copy a folder structure into all (sub)folders located under one directory?
Is there anyway for me to quickly take an empty folder structure I have created on my desktop and copy it to 488 other folders all located on a network drive but in the same folder?
My primary ...
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Robocopy command to winnow “empty” folders but keep subfolders with files
Have multiple-level folder trees with folders that have files and subfolders, other folders without files but with subfolders. I'd like to copy to a destination but not copy the folders lacking files, ...
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No logfile when combining Robocopy with Task Scheduler
I am trying to create a .bat file with Robocopy and schedule it using Task Scheduler in Windows 7. The issue that I am having is with the creation of the log file. When I click on the .bat file, a log ...
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Robocopy, starts, then stops [closed]
Hey I know robocopy is capable of bypassing the whole 260 character path limit in windows, so I was going to use it, but I came to a slight problem.
When I launched it, the CMD for it pops up for ...
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robocopy from a shared folder using winrm
My goal is to use winrm to connect to a remote machine and then run a robocopy command on this remote machine that results into copying files from a remote shared drive on the network into this ...
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Scheduled Tasks - Display the script [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why is Windows 7 scheduled task running hidden?
I have a couple of Robocopy scripts setup in a scheduled task, but is there a way to actually display the cmd prompt with ...
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How do I hide “Extra File” and “100%” lines from robocopy output?
I have a robocopy script to back up our Kiln repositories that runs nightly, which looks something like this:
robocopy "$liveRepoLocation" "$cloneRepoLocation" /MIR /MT /W:3 /R:100 ...
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Disk size data is inconsistant (more then i can hold)
I have several disk partitions, i made then each 250gb. I used robocopy to copy one partition to another I got an error the destination disk is out of space. wtf they are the same size.
I right ...
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Robocopy launches and then hangs/just sits there
I'm setting up an archive process to store old files on an external hard drive. The computer in question is running Windows 7 Pro 32bit. We have a server folder with 150,000+ files in it, most of ...
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Can Robocopy monitor files on a time incremenet of less than one minute?
Robocopy has the option to monitor the source directory, and copy over any files that have changes. You can specify how many changes in the directory must occur before copying (/mon n where n is the ...
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Robocopy multithread option
I got two Windows server 2003 which one backups to the other using robocopy. The old version of robocopy is only single threaded. I was thinking if I use another windows 7 machine and mount both ...
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Robocopy mir deletes files when network goes down?
I've inheritted some server backups and I heard from the person that if the network goes down while robocopy is running it will wipe all the destination folder if /mir is used. He said it is because ...
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copy works where xcopy and robocopy does not work
Network admin allowed me to read-access only 1 file from a subfolder of a shared folder on a server and I don't have permissions to even view upper level folders, but when I open that folder I can see ...
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Robocopy prepends drive letter on filepaths even when drive is specified
robocopy /"C:\Users\john smith\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\project\checker\bin\Debug\/" /"C:\Users\john smith\project\Assemblies/" checker.dll
When I run this through the command line it ...
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Using robocopy and excluding multiple directories
I'm trying to copy some directories from a server before I restore from backup (my latest backup was corrupt, so I have to use an older one :( ). I'm in the Windows Recovery Environment and have ...
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delete recursive directory created by robocopy when “The file name is too long”
After running robocopy.exe to backup a C:\Users\ folder without using the /xj switch, I ended up with a recursive directory which was too long. For example, if you run dir /b /s you will receive the ...
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Restore Files from Windows Profile backup
Guides abound on the Internet about how to use Robocopy to save the files in a User's profile directory in Windows 7 (Vista, 8, etc.), using the command:
robocopy [USER] [BACKUP] /MIR /XJ
These ...
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How to copy ONLY those files that are not in the destination?
Is it possible to use robocopy to copy only the files that do not exist in destination?
robocopy has a /is (include same files) switch. What I am looking for is an /xs switch. If a file exists in ...
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Can I prompt a user to save a file using windows explorer?
I'm trying to build a windows batch file that will copy a folder and all its contents from the local user directory into an individually named folder on a shared server. The name of the folder on the ...
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Enable Robocopy logs
I have a robocopy job that is controlled by Windows Task Scheduler to run every 15 minutes to move files from one server to another. According to Windows Task Scheduler, the job is running fine. ...
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RoboCopy Log Files missing whitespace?
So I'm working on a script to use RoboCopy to copy a bunch of files, and log what it's copied.
It works reasonably well, except for the logfiles. They tend to look like this:
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using robocopy to mirror folders as a scheduled task without users logged in
I have two servers, one local user with the same password and username. It will always be a one-way transfer serverA --> serverB.
I created a scheduled task that runs (on serverB)
robocopy ...
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What flags do i use with robocopy on copy with mod date?
I'm on windows 7 and i like to copy a directory from one drive to another. I want it to be as fast as possible and what i need are
Modification date
plain file (without attributes like permission or ...
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Does Robocopy Keep a Log File by Default?
I copied a huge number of files using Robocopy, and recived a note at the end that two files failed. I didn't set a switch to save a log file.
Is there a log file saved in a default location ...
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What is the benefit of copy over xcopy on the command line?
I know that xcopy has more options however is there some benefit to using copy rather than xcopy?
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How can I copy files from A to B, only including files that exist in B?
Maybe could be hard to explain, but I'll!
I'm on Windows 7 Professional, and this is my scenario :
Folder "Asd" (C:\) Folder "Asd" (D:\)
File 1 File 1
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How to use Volume Shadows Copy and Robocopy on Win7?
I’d like to backup my system with Robocopy and Powershell, but Robocopy is not able to copy open files. Volume Shadows Copy seems a solution but I can’t find any clear and simple explanation on how to ...
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Robocopy does not copy the root folder and its time stamp
Robocopy does not copy the root folder and its time stamp - it copies all subdirectories and files (when the appropriate options are set) and there seems to be no option/argument to tell Robocopy you ...
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Which file does robocopy copy first?
In my C# application, I am using robocopy for with option /s for copying sub folders also.
Suppose I have files & folders from the last month.
Which file will it copy first, the latest one or ...
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getting “Invalid Parameter #10” when attempting to copy folder using robocopy
I'm trying to copy a folder on my internal hard drive to my external hard drive using robocopy with the following command:
robocopy "source folder" "destination folder" *.* /E /DCOPY:T /COPYALL ...
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Robocopy on network as part of a pipeline
I have the following pipeline:
[other vendor] sends files to my Windows filesystem, which are indexed starting with the next unused number (normally file.001)
I move the files with RoboCopy to my ...
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What is the fastest way to mirror a directory tree on a DVD to a local hard disk in Windows 7
Recently I had DVD with a folder that contained over 83,000 files and folders. When I went to mirror this folder onto a local harddrive with ROBOCOPY I quickly discovered that more than an hour had ...
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How to wake a network drive from batch script?
I have a batch script which runs a robocopy. It is failing because the drive is not awake.
In windows explorer, doubling clicking on that icon "wakes" up the link and the cross disappears and the ...
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CMD MOVE can't replace directories in WIN 7
The MOVE command does not work when to ovewrite a directory. I have also tryed to run cmd with admin rights.
I'm posting this question with more info so you can easily test it self.
Make your own ...
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“Access denied” when trying to move a directory in Windows 7 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Access denied, cmd move windows 7
I can't use this command in Windows 7 when I want to move a directory. If the destination exists, it says "Access denied".
Why does ...
