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Robocopy /MOVE, directory\tree not recreated, Win-11\Home
The line below previously worked with Win-10\Home; dir\tree remained intact.
robocopy D:\ A:\Bak_Up /E /ZB /dcopy:dat /LOG:A:\Bak_Up.log /TEE
By comparison, using Win-11\Home from the below .bat, ...
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Restore file modification time from backup
Due to some careless copy/zip/unzip operations, all files in a folder and its subfolders had their last-modified time updated.
I would like to restore the correct file timestamp from an older backup.
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Robocopy Error 53 when not logged in. When logged in, Robocopy runs successfully
We run a nightly scheduled task that copies files from a local drive to a network share.
When I'm remoted in to this machine using any account, Robocopy runs fine. When I'm not logged in, Robocopy ...
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Use robocopy to exclude directories containing a file
I'm using robocopy in a batch script to back up all of my files onto an external drive, but I want to exclude any folders that contain (directly) a file called ".nosync", so I can avoid ...
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Trying to parse a string that I generate in a batch file into a few values of an XML file
I'm trying to create V2 of my little batch file. I only know batch , so I'd prefer to do this if possible instead of powershell but if I have to, I have to.
The app just copies five files that are the ...
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Reducing Command Priority: Robocopy Slows System
How can I prevent Robocopy from slowing other processes to a near standstill?
I have a Windows 10 batch file running Robocopy, once per hour, to mirror one drive and to copy changed files on another ...
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Robocopy loops/nests "Application Data" 29 times when copying "Application Data" folder on Windows 10
My goal here is to be able to back up my entire computer by using robocopy. My robocopy script keeps getting stuck here as you can see with the Application Data.
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\...
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robocopy batch file is giving Error codes 2 and 3
I have a batch file to get robocopies of rar files from different places it used to work just fine but recently it is giving me error code 2 and 3 but the robocopy is working Fine I didn't even change ...
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Batch File for Extracting File Path and File Name from Log file
I am really trying to figure this out, so bear with me, and thanks in advance for any assistance. I'm still struggling with understanding proper use of FOR /F "Delims" and "Tokens".
EDIT: Ultimately ...
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How do I write this in my batch script?
The command is
robocopy M:\Tech_Supt\$Software\Open Way & Motion PC files and Config\OpenWay Install Objects\ C:\OpenWay Install Objects\ /e
The path is awful due to the spaces and & ...
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Best language/system to auto-batch copy files & dir's with file rename in Windows 8/10?
Robocopy came so close, but is missing file rename on copy. So could people please direct me to a language or system in Windows that would be well suited to the following :
This is meant to be a ...
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Robocopy Error on local path?
When I run the file, it errors out and says "The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
My file is just one line for now to test and goes like this:
@echo off
robocopy "C:\...
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Compare files using robocopy in for loop
Problem I want to solve:
Compare files in one directory to files in a subdirectory. If they match, delete the file in the top directory. This is for Windows and I would like to use Windows Batch ...
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Moving files to FTP in batch file and delete source files
I need to create batch script for copy files from PC to FTP server. After copy - delete all files from source. And in destination directory overwrite all existing files.
I found many solutions, but I ...
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Copy files with full relative path in Windows
I have a large set of files (45,000+) in a pretty complex folder structure. I extracted a subset of ~13,000 files and their paths (relative to the root folder) that I want to copy with the original ...
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Batch file to copy folder to all users network home directory
I'm looking to create a batch file copy a folder from \\server\folder\subdirectory to \\server\users\username\folder. I don't want to have hundreds of lines for all the users. I there a simpler wild ...
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Attempt To Use Batch Files While Keep Structure
I wanted to use robocopy, but it is not possible due to my text file has filenames attached.
I ended up have to use copy instead.
I wanted to copy files like this...
Source: S:\folder\A\B\C\D\E\...
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xcopy invalid parameters - copying all files in folder
for /R "c:\" %f in ("*.pdf") do xcopy %f "%USERPROFILE%\all\text" /s /c /d /e /h /i /r /y
This is the command I am using to copy all of the .pdf files on my computer into one folder. However, it does ...
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How to copy Folder directory including Root volume folder on Windows?
I would like to copy Recursively the full C:\Test Folder with all subdirectories including the Test folder and the folders permisions. I tried using the following commands but it only copies the files:...
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How to simply keep a file in open status without help of program in C language/etc.. by using windows bare basic features?
Why robocopy still copy an open file, opened by txt editor in windows
Further to above question, how could it be the simplest way to keep an file opened in a bare windows env like server 2016 ...
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Why robocopy still copy an open file, opened by txt editor in windows
From wikipedia, it is told that robocopy will skip copying files in open status.
However, when it is under test for robocopy behaviour, the robocopy still copy the opened file by the most simple text ...
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How to duplicate files onto an external backup drive, but first moving existing files to match the source folder tree and get a report?
If the title didn't make much sense then, let me provide more details.
My problem is that there are some identical files on both drives already, but they reside in different directories. Let me show ...
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How to backup file from server and keep last n versions?
I am trying to create a batch script to backup an Access Db from a NAS Server to another server and keep the last "n" versions of that file (n is fixed inside the script), this script is going to to ...
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Windows batch, how to automate RoboCopy in Compare mode, not Copy mode?
This RoboCopy Compare command below is working fine,
it is comparing 2 folders and
outputs results to a text file and
if there is a difference between 2 folders
then text file has at least 5 phrases ...
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Make robocopy skip offline computers in text-file
I'm trying to write a batch file that will robocopy a msi file from a server to all the domain PCs that are online at that time.
It should skip PCs that already have the file listed and PCs that are ...
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Robocopy: destination folder size is bigger than source folder size
I've backed up my windows profile folder to external hard drive with the following command in batch file:
robocopy %userprofile% %~dp0src\dest /b /mir /mt /r:1 /w:5 >nul
After the copy was ...
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Batch - how to read from file with path
I would like to do a robocopy of files whose path is listed in .txt (below is the file structure):
Path
C:\file1
C:\file2
etc.
I need to do a robocopy and save the name of the file. How can I do ...
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Exclude all variations of file extensions with Robocopy
Robocopy seems to sometimes automatically wildcard file extensions when filtering. For example, using ".m" gets "filename.m" and not "output.mat". However, ".txt" gets "filename.txt" but also "...
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MS Sync Center vs Robocopy batch job
I have a number of videos from our marketing department on a local machine for video editing which need to be transferred periodically to a few different NAS's. Is there any appreciable difference ...
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Deleting all files from source directory after robocopy, but retaining those that cause errors
I plan to use robocopy to move files and folders from a directory on a server to a directory on a hard drive, using the following command,
robocopy [source] [destination] /e /move /xo
In the event of ...
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Robocopy: ERROR 5 (0x00000005) Accessing Source Directory \\server\ParentFolder\ChildFolder\ Access is denied
I have the following robocopy command to copy the directory from a folder on the network location to another folder on the same network location:
@ECHO OFF
for /f %%a in ('wmic os get LocalDateTime ^|...
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Write Robocopy batch output to a text file trouble
I want to write the output of a Robocopy command into a text file that I can review to see which files were copied and so forth.
I tried these commands...
robocopy drive:\ destination:\ /e /v>log....
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Robocopy: Log names of skipped/Failed files
I am using the following batch file to run my robocopy command:
@ECHO OFF
for /f %%a in ('wmic os get LocalDateTime ^| findstr ^[0-9]') do (set ts=%%a)
robocopy [source] [target] /log+:D:\logs\log_%...
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Robocopy: How to copy assets from multiple locations to a single location and maintain a log
I have multiple folders containing assets (each folder has subfolders containing these assets .mp3, .txt, .png, etc). I want to copy all this assets along with the subfolder to a single location/...
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Wildcard in rename and robocopy command into batch file
What I am attempting to do is automate some work I do daily. What I would like to happen is a prompt saying What is your name? Then use that answer as a variable to be used in different commands like ...
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robocopy cannot find the path specified
I wrote a small BATCH-File to sync my PC and Notebook folders for university.
REM set tdate=%date: =%
REM set tdate=%tdate:/=%
REM
REM set ttime=%time: =%
REM set ttime=%ttime:.=%
REM set ttime=%...
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Copying files from somewhere within a directory tree to a folder
I have a mirror of a large website that I need to reorganize, most of the images and files I've been able to programmatically move and relink up; however, there are a few (few is a relative term, we'...
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Error when trying to copy over the network using robocopy
C:\Users\Alex.Newton>robocopy /"\centlpf01cz6c\c$\Program Files\ProgramName\/" /"
\centlpf01cz6c\Program Files\TestBatch\Test\/"
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How to create a USB that copies all photos from PC to which it is connected, using Batch files?
I tried doing this, but it is not working
:: variables
/min
SET odrive=%odrive:~0,2%
set backupcmd=xcopy /s /c /d /e /h /i /r /y
echo off
for /r C:\ %f in (*.jpg) do @copy "%drive%\all\pics"
@echo ...
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How to copy a file to a destination only if the source file is newer than any of the destination files?
I'm looking for a way to accomplish this task. I've tried robocopy and writing a batch file, but robocopy doesn't seem to be able to do it (since /MINAGE can't do time--only dates), and writing a ...
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Run batch as ADMIN & use robocopy
I need to copy from %USERPROFILE%\Desktop to B:\Desktop where B is a mapped network drive.
The code inside BAT file is:
powercfg -change -standby-timeout-ac 0
robocopy "C:\USER\DESKTOP\" "B:\DESKTOP"
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Batch file to copy files from server to desktop according to date
I will explain what I´m trying to get up and runing.
I have a folder on the server containing several subfolders and zip archives in those folders.
The string of the server is like:
\\server1\groups\...
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Robocopy copy only changed files to new folder
I'd like to create a backup such as the following:
C:/backups/20140101/ All files from source folder
C:/backups/20140102/ Only files changed since last backup
C:/backups/20140103/ Only files ...
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robocopy using parent folder name
I have a small batch file that uses robocopy to backup a folder.
The intended action is for it to copy C:/users/public/ into D:/Backups/YYYY-MM-DDTHHMM/
At present, it copies the files into a folder, ...
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Batch file, skip a step if an error occurs
I'm trying to write a script that automates copying some files from two external locations using Robocopy. I want the script to skip a step if one of the locations is unavailable. I'm using the ...
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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 [duplicate]
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 this ...
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Access denied, cmd move windows 7
I can't use this command in win 7 when want to move a directory if the destination exists. It says Access denied. Why hapens this? It worked in XP.
move /y "%1" c:\mydir\
I can use robocopy, but ...
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robocopy can’t find newly zipped file for copy
I am working with a batch file that is being used to copy files from several remote servers to one central repository using robocopy. I am trying to zip the contents of a folder and then copy it but ...
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