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Thanks for the fast response. Will this command also create the directories if they don't exist?
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Thanks for the fast response. Will this command also create the directories if they don't exist?

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read the article for detail of switches<br />
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/E - Copies folders and subfolders, including empty ones.
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read the article for detail of switches

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/E - Copies folders and subfolders, including empty ones.

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robocopy is another good option<br />
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<a href="http://www.ss64.com/nt/robocopy.html" rel="ugc">http://www.ss64.com/nt/robocopy.html</a>
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robocopy is another good option

http://www.ss64.com/nt/robocopy.html [http://www.ss64.com/nt/robocopy.html]

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I am currently replacing a domain controler on our network. This DC also acts as a file server. What is the best to copy the data files to the new domain controler? I want to be sure and bring accross all the security attributes and share information so that I dont have to recreate the directories and assign all security atributes again.
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I am currently replacing a domain controler on our network. This DC also acts as a file server. What is the best to copy the data files to the new domain controler? I want to be sure and bring accross all the security attributes and share information so that I dont have to recreate the directories and assign all security atributes again.

Copy files with Security attributes

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).