Questions tagged [robocopy]
Robocopy (or "Robust File Copy") is a command-line directory replication command.
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What does Robocopy mean by tweaked, lonely, and extra?
The Robocopy documentation for the option /it is simply “Includes ‘tweaked’ files”. What does “tweaked” mean?
The Robocopy documentation for the option /xl is simply “Excludes ‘lonely’ files and ...
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Use OneDrive as additional backup location
I'm trying to take advantage of the fact that OneDrive now offers unlimited space, and allows these files to not take up space locally. I already have a backup system in place, but I would like to add ...
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Robocopy command to copy updated files and long path names
I'm trying to write a robocopy command to copy from folders SR to DS.
Folder DS might have files that already exist in Folder SR, but if Folder DS is updated, don't overwrite it. If folder/files ...
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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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Does Robocopy SKIP copying existing files by default?
I've read (somewhere) that Robocopy skips copying over existing files by default.
But... I can't find any Command Line switches for that.
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How can I copy files from A to B, only including files that exist in B?
I'm on Windows 7 Professional, and this is my scenario :
Folder "Asd" (C:\) Folder "Asd" (D:\)
File 1 File 1
File 2 File 3
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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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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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Robocopy permission denied
Robocopy is preinstalled with Windows 7. I've used it many times in the past. I tried to copy a folder to a remote share with
robocopy c:\source "\\server\share\path" /s /r:2 /w:2`
As a result I ...
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Linux equivalent to robocopy?
It’s kind of funny, there are a lot of ways in which Linux command line tools are vastly superior to Windows ones, but one thing I have not found an equivalent to is robocopy. Robocopy is way more ...
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Will robocopy resume after being aborted?
My users directory is 58 GB in size and I am copying it to a portable USB backup drive from Windows recovery using Robocopy.
robocopy G:\Users\ E:\Backup\T420\ /MIR /SEC /MT:32 /V /LOG:G:\bak\...
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How does Robocopy determine if a file is "changed"?
I'm looking here for detailed info about how the algorithm of Robocopy determines whether a file has changed or not. If I use for example the /mir parameter, Robocopy must determine which files are ...
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Robocopy - Copy directory into another directory
I can't believe that I am having trouble in copying a directory into another directory via the windows command line.
What I want to do is simple -:
Lets say I have a directory -:
C:\test
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Robocopy to copy only new folders and files
Objective: To find all new files and subfolders under some root folder (let us say Documents) and to copy them to another disk (J: in this case).
Command line used:
robocopy c:\users\valery\...
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How to optionally copy and rename a file in Windows?
Basically, in an automated batch file, I want to copy and rename a file if the destination file is missing or older. There are several variants, which do not quite work:
copy /Y c:\source\a.file c:\...
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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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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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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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Getting ROBOCOPY to return a "proper" exit code?
Is it possible to ask ROBOCOPY to exit with an exit code that indicates success or failure?
I am using ROBOCOPY as part of my TeamCity build configurations, and having to add a step to just silence ...
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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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Why can't a Task Scheduler job access a mapped network drive?
I have a Task Scheduler job to run Robocopy for backing up local files to a network share. I have to use domain credentials to access the network share but the local computer is not on the domain, and ...
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ROBOCOPY command to do an incremental backup
I am overwhelmed by the ROBOCOPY documentation.
I want to do an incremental backup of my local files to the network drive (M). I want it to run as quickly as possible, with no log file and with as ...
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What is backup mode in Robocopy
I am trying to copy a large database backup file over network.
The traditional program copy or xcopy failed with different binary resulted. Also tried robocopy without parameter, and resulted a ...
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Are there any Pros/Cons to the /j Robocopy option (unbuffered copying)
Robocopy has a /J command line option recommended for copying large files (it copies using unbuffered I/O).
What (if any) downsides are there?
Any reason this isn't enabled by default? (That's what ...
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How to copy a directory on Windows, preserving timestamps of all directories being copied
I want to copy a directory tree while preserving timestamps of any file and directory contained therein being copied.
The source directory is on a data DVD (ISO-9660 filesystem). I am copying to an ...
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Can Robocopy monitor files on a time increment 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 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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Robocopy, how to log only errors?
Will the options /nfl /ndl be enough and not exclude errors too?
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How do I create a log of robocopy actions and save in a text file named with today's date?
I am copying some assets from one folder to another using robocopy in command prompt. However, I want to log name of all those copied assets in a .txt file. This .txt file should be saved in the form ...
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Using robocopy on windows led to infinite subfolder duplication via a stray shortcut file.... How can I avoid this?
I ran robocopy on my system (with all apps I could close, closed) and tried to rip the entirety of my C drive to a different drive.
Im not sure why but, there was a systemlink in the C drive called &...
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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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Copy Files from One Drive to Another and Keep Hard-Link in Windows
I have drive A: with 16G Space and plenty of files, due to the Hard-link feature in NTFS, the files together is 15G but only takes 2G of real space.
I like to copy all those files to drive B: which ...
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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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Mirror/Backup from SSH/SFTP to Windows
What I am trying to do is mirror a directory (recursively) from a server I can SSH/SFTP to, to a Windows machine. I want to do this as part of a script, so it can be automated.
I only want to copy ...
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Can Robocopy ensure file integrity?
I am trying to copy a large file, around 10G size, over Internet using Robocopy, but I am a bit concerned about the file integrity. So can I just trust Robocopy to ensure file integrity or I need to ...
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How does Robocopy handle file system links (symbolic links, hard links and junctions)?
Is it safe to delete a Robocopy backup? I have read that some people accidentally deleted files outside of the backup because it contained links/junctions. Can I prevent this?
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Why are 16 threads more efficient than 8 on an i7 with hyperthreaded 4 cores? (Robocopy)
In Windows 8.1, I am using Robocopy to save 2 servers' data onto a dedicated PC's storage space. The data volume is 147,314 files in 4,110 folders (66,841,845,760 bytes).
All 3 involved PCs feature ...
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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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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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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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Is there a Linux equivalent of “Robocopy /CREATE”?
I'm looking for a Linux equivalent of the command Robocopy /CREATE, which recreates a complete empty file tree with all the attributes of folders and files in the source, except the files' contents. ...
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How rename files copied via Robocopy if it exist but with different modify date
I'm using Robocopy to copy files from a folder to another, i think my code will overwrite the file if it was existing on the destination folder and the timestamp was different, what im trying to do is ...
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Robocopied files show in CMD but not in Explorer
I'm helping a friend to setup a back drive on his W7 machine. I installed a new hard drive internally to serve as a backup.
I then wrote a simple script.bat that lives in his home folder, to be ...
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ROBOCOPY, What is the meaning of "mismatch" and "failed"
Anyone could please clarify what's the meaning of the columns MISMATCH and FAILED in the Run summary?
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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 exclude directories with wildcard
I am trying to backup critical folders and their contents on a daily basis so that, should my data drive fail, I have a backup of the important project files but my working data drive is much larger ...
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Any way to make Robocopy produce "failed" and "mismatched" files for testing purposes?
I'm learning Robocopy and I'd like to find a way to produce a Run summary with Failed and Mismatched files or folders.
I guess you cannot produce a Failed result unless you have a hard drive with bad ...
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Access denied error with robocopy as admin [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Robocopy permission denied
When trying to run the following command
robocopy d:\directory \\server\directory /S /XO /COPY:DT
I get an access denied error. I am running ...
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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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Powershell New-PSDrive from remote computer
I'm here again with one more question.
As stated here, I sucessfully connected two servers to copy a lot of files. But the copy won't worked at all. It returns a lot of errors on files and folders ...
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