Hi,
I am trying to migrate some corporate data from a legacy Novell platform to a new AD environment using Robocopy but I am receiving the following error on various files... "The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect."
I have searched and found this answer previously but it doesnt really answer the question http://www.experts-exchang
I run the job from a batch file using the following command;
Robocopy "\\Servername\data\NTIT\52
Beneath is the header from the log file
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ROBOCOPY :: Robust File Copy for Windows :: Version XP010
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Started : Wed Jul 29 16:48:04 2009
Source = \\Servername\data\NTIT\524
Dest : \\servername\stagings\LIVE
Files : *.*
Options : *.* /TEE /S /E /COPY:DAT /PURGE /NP /R:0 /W:0
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Here is a complete error....
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2009/07/29 16:48:10 ERROR 123 (0x0000007B) Copying File \\Servername\data\NTIT\524
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
I believe it to be a max char count issue but even mapping a drive doesn't resolve. I have also tried using other software such as teracopy but again same fault.
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Hi I mapped the drives using the following steps;
Open My Computer > Tools > Map Network Drive > Browse to the appropriate share.
Yes Robocopy is my primary tool to copy the data between my legacy and the new environment, I have tried using xcopy also but it reports the same error.
The drives are listed in my original post, they are;
Source = \\Servername\data\NTIT\524
Dest : \\servername\stagings\LIVE
I have found the answer....
NTFS supports 32767 character paths hence the ability to use the /256 switch to ignore these longer paths. However you are copying data from and NSS file system not and NTFS one.
To cut a long story short, the only way you can copy these files in my experience is to change the directory path of the source ie renaming the directory
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by: chandru_solPosted on 2009-07-31 at 08:15:14ID: 24989537
Hi,
Can you post the way you mapped the drive and copied using robocopy?
you are trying to copy data using Robocopy
Can you give your from and to share?