Questions tagged [robocopy]
Robocopy (or "Robust File Copy") is a command-line directory replication command.
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How to make robocopy delete excluded files in destination directory
I have a cross-platform build toolchain which copies some folders to destination. I use robocopy on Windows and rsync on macOS because they support console progress output. The commands were in this ...
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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 /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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Copying encrypted files to a non-encrypted folder using robocopy
If I use robocopy to copy encrypted files to a shared folder that does not support encryption, it fails with a
The specified file could not be encrypted.
This happens with or without the /EFSRAW ...
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RoboCopy unable to copy between a server on a domain to a computer in a workgroup
I have a RoboCopy problem and here is the scenario.
My server is running Windows Server Essentials 2012 R2. My laptop is running Windows 10 Technical Preview. The server is running as a domain ...
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Robocopy always detects files as "newer" if destination is OneDrive synced
I'm trying to use robocopy to mirror files from a CIFS file share to a SharePoint library via the OneDrive sync client.
Something I've noticed is that all the files get re-copied each time I run ...
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How to get ROBOCOPY to throw an error when there's denied access
I am using ROBOCOPY to copy some files from folder A to folder B. I have purposefully made folder B inaccessible using NTFS permission to throw an error so that it can take a different action when ...
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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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Cannot find Robocopy error in log file
I have a robocopy .cmd file running on windows 10 64-bit (French version) and I keep getting an error at the end of the log file in the summary section:
Total Copié Ignoré ...
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Robocopy - Is there anyway to copy upper & lower case file/folder renames?
Is there a command-line option or any way to get Robocopy to detect case changes/renames in files or folders on Windows? For example, If I rename source file 'example.txt' to 'Example.txt', Robocopy ...
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Robocopy copying files from source to destination in backup mode and with file security permissions intact
I need to use Robocopy to mirror files and folders from one shared location to another, in restartable backup mode with security permissions.
My current command is:
robocopy \\sourceServer\src \\...
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command line remove read only flag on all subfolder entries or overwrite read only files with robocopy
I need one of two things to work:
I use robocopy to copy all sub-files and sub-folders from one folder to another, and the destination contains older files + files not in the source, and I need the ...
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The same robocopy command is extremely slow on one computer and very fast on the other
I am facing the problem that the same robocopy command has totally different execution times on two different computers.
The source is a Windows Server 2016 Standard. There is a directory with approx. ...
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How to make ROBOCOPY /MIR actually mirror properly when excluding files/dirs?
I have this test dir structure:
├───dir1
│ New Text Document.txt
│ thumbcache_123.db
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└───dir2
New Text Document.txt
thumbcache_123.db
If I run this command:
ROBOCOPY &...
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Why does calculating folder sizes with Robocopy.exe give me different results compared to Get-ChildItem?
I have this Function that takes a path input, and gives you the size of it. There are 3 different options you can choose from which are:
'GCI' - Get-ChildItem
'DIR' - CMD's DIR command
'ROBO' - ...
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Copy files except when destination modified in last x days
I think what I am trying to do is simple, but I can't get the robocopy settings right, as I am trying to copy files from src to dest, over-writing files in dest if they already exist, except if ...
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Robocopy: how to copy all files in folder newer than a specific date (including older files)
There is this option in Robocopy:
/maxage: Specifies the maximum file age (to exclude files older than N days or date).
In my case, i want to copy all data put into a new folder being created ...
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Working with source files while Robocopy is running
I need to make a backup of my entire Users folder from within Windows, but I also really need to be able to use my computer normally. I'm planning to use Robocopy for this purpose, and want to clarify ...
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Robocopy to copy files and folders to and fro between a location on Windows and UNIX
Using Robocopy to copy / move files and folders from one Windows server to another is pretty much a possibility. But can Robocopy be used to do the same across different OS ? i.e. transfer files from ...
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Why does robocopy still try to copy Thumbs.db even with XF option?
Using robocopy (version 10.0.10586.0) on Windows 10 to copy files from one drive to another using the following command:
ROBOCOPY c:\src D:\dest /MIR /COPY:DT /DCOPY:T /XJ /XF Thumbs.db /XD
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is robocopy over a network share secure against eavesdropping?
IMHO using robocopy for copying files to a remote windows network share should use the encrypted channel provided by windows file sharing ove a network. Can anyone confirm?
Thank you.
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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 can I move a folder without encountering issues related to cyclic folders and excessive disk space consumption?
I'm using the following command to move a folder:
robocopy "C:\Users\TTHCMM" "D:\C_Drive\Users\TTHCMM" /E /MT:32 /NFL /NDL /NJH /NJS
However, I've noticed that this command can ...
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I do not understand robocopy report
I am using the following command:
robocopy "h:/.backup-ship/" "../.backup-ship/" /MIR /NDL /MT
robocopy report writes:
I do not understand the row "Files". Should not ...
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Deleting Files Older than 30 Days with Robocopy
I want to delete files older than 30 days via Robocopy.
Robocopy C:\EmptyDir C:\FullDir /mir /MT /R:0 /W:0
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Purpose of xcopy over robocopy
From what I've found online, robocopy seems to be xcopy with more features; are there any scenarios where someone would want to use xcopy over robocopy?
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Why does Windows Explorer change the 'Folder Modify Time' when first accessing a folder after a robocopy?
I am attempting to use Robocopy to mirror a directory structure (/e) and keep created/modified/accessed times. This should be fairly simple with '/copy:DAT /dcopy:DAT' and appears to preserve the ...
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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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Robocopy not logging folders
Robocopy is randomly not logging folders in the log. I'm using exactly the same switches but copying the same or different folders. See picture at bottom..
I used:
robocopy "F:\folderSample2&...
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robocopy only copy recent files, not recent folders
I had to create a copy of the file structure from a fileshare using robocopy C:\something D:\something /E /EF *.* I now just have all the folders, no files. Now, I just want to robocopy files that ...
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Modify Powershell script to to copy from multiple sources to a single destination using Robocopy
want to write a script (preferably in PowerShell) to copy (robocopy) files from multiple directories to a single destination. I am able to do this for a single source directory. But need help to ...
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Copying large file with robocopy during remote-desktop session failed with ERROR_OPERATION_ABORTED
Today, it was necessary for me to copy a rather large file from one PC A to another PC B. I'm using Windows on both PCs, so that I thought robocopy would be the tool of my choice. The file was about ...
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What does robocopy /XC actually do?
The robocopy documentation from Microsoft states that the /xc flag/switch means robocopy "excludes changed files". But what does that really mean?
I tried to test this with the following example:
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Robocopy And Using Variables In Powershell
I am trying to set up a robocopy job in powershell that copies files to a destination directory using an array and a variable. I want it to use a specific value based on the current date.
Here is ...
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Robocopy log combining two file paths with "*EXTRA FILE"
I have a robocopy command that I use to backup files from a local Windows based home server to an external hard drive.
The command I use to backup and log files is as follows:
robocopy "F:\DATA" "W:\...
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Robocopy ignores files that have the exact same size and timestamp (Truecrypt volumes)
I'm backing up my documents, including a small Truecrypt container (.tc file). When I mount the Truecrypt countainer and modify files inside it, it does not change the file size or the date/time ...
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Robocopy Hangs / Gets Stuck - Move to Next File Command/Timer?
I have an issue when I utilize Robocopy. I have a fairly homogeneous directory and I am trying to move it from one drive to another. The drive where the files reside must be corrupted. I would ideally ...
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Compare two directories to check which files are missing on the destination path with Robocopy?
I have two directories with the same name and same sub-folder names.
I am running this command:
ROBOCOPY “Source 1” “Source 2” *.* /L /NJH /NJS /NP /NS /log:reconcile.txt
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Robocopy Files and Folder Missing
I am using the following robocopy command.
ROBOCOPY "C:\Users\Office\Pictures\Drew\Family Pictures" B:\Backup /S /E
I can never find the files after they are copied. Robocopy see the files because ...
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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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robocopy exclude subfolders with unknown name
I want to copy some folder structures that look like
+[a]
+[b]
| +[R]
| | +[xyz]
| | +[abc]
| | + a
| | + b
| +[D]
| +[xyz]
| +[abc]
| + a
| + b
+[c]
+[R]
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incremental backup with robocopy not working with ms access files
I'm looking for incremental backup of one of my folders in my USB flash drive to my pc I'm using a ROBOCOPY command and has scheduled it on log on event through task scheduler
Here's the code I'm ...
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Robocopy /fat option
I'm trying to copy server files to sharepoint and there are a lot of files and folders that have full sentences as names and as such, when I try to copy these files into the sync folder on the server ...
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External hard drive (USB 3.0) disconnects after half an hour when robocopy is copying large files
I'm constantly facing the same issue, that I'm not able to successfully copy files from one internal drive to an external drive. I'm using robocopy with this command
robocopy D:\ F:\ /e /zb /np /copy:...
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Unable to delete deep folder structure
I am unable to remove a very deep directory tree. When I try to delete it normally, it just stays at 0% and nothing happens.
I have tried using the robocopy method with /purge, which ran for over 1 ...
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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 does not overwrite when copying a single file, even with /IS
I can't make robocopy to overwrite a single file, even with the /IS flag on:
C:\>robocopy.exe "\\srv1\D\SRCFOLDER" "\\srv2\D\DSTFOLDER" "test.txt" /IS
I always got:
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100% CPU usage of robocopy and system
I was just running robocopy but both robocopy.exe and "system" together have 100% CPU usage, as shown in the snapshots in process explorer (Robocopy.exe's threads and system's threads). The ...
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Robocopy 3.1...not accepting my target destination
When I enter my source and destination locations, Robocopy puts my source and destination on the same line. The log says that no destination directory is specified but I specify it in the GUI. I ...
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Windows: How to copy specific subfolders and keep folder structure?
I have many sub folders in root folder, they are structured in year \ month \ day way, e.g,
root_folder
\-A folder
\--2012 <--- year
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