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oh, 1 word of warning, be carefull, it WILL delete all files missing in source from dest and it will do it very quickly
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oh, 1 word of warning, be carefull, it WILL delete all files missing in source from dest and it will do it very quickly

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Second the motion on robocopy. &nbsp;It seems to me you're reinventing the wheel doing it through batch script.
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Second the motion on robocopy.  It seems to me you're reinventing the wheel doing it through batch script.

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I have this batch file. It syns the directories and files from source to destination. I'm trying to modify it so that if a file exist in destination that does not exists in source that file should be deleted off the destination machine in addition to the sync of source and destination which the below command will do. Any help would be greatly appreciated. <br />
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@echo off &nbsp; <br />
&nbsp; <br />
if &quot;%3&quot;==&quot;&quot; ( &nbsp; <br />
echo Syncing &quot;C:\New Folder&quot; with &quot;\\Vcd061.vc.eaglecrk.loca<wbr />l/New Folder&quot; &nbsp; <br />
xcopy &quot;C:\New Folder&quot; &quot;\\Vcd061.vc.eaglecrk.loca<wbr />l/New Folder&quot; /d /i /y /e <br />
) &nbsp; <br />
&nbsp; <br />
for /D %%d in (%2\\*) do ( &nbsp; <br />
if not exist &quot;%1\\%%~nd&quot; ( &nbsp; <br />
echo Deleting directory %%~nd &nbsp; <br />
rd &quot;%%d&quot; /s /q &nbsp; <br />
) &nbsp; <br />
) &nbsp; <br />
&nbsp; <br />
for %%f in (%2\\*) do ( &nbsp; <br />
if not exist &quot;%1\\%%~nf%%~xf&quot; ( &nbsp; <br />
echo Deleting file %%~nf%%~xf &nbsp; <br />
del &quot;%%f&quot; &nbsp;<br />
) &nbsp; <br />
) &nbsp; <br />
&nbsp; <br />
for /D %%d in (%1\\*) do call Batch3.bat &quot;%1\\%%~nd&quot; &quot;%2\\%%~nd&quot; 0 &nbsp;<br />
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I have this batch file. It syns the directories and files from source to destination. I'm trying to modify it so that if a file exist in destination that does not exists in source that file should be deleted off the destination machine in addition to the sync of source and destination which the below command will do. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

@echo off   
  
if "%3"=="" (   
echo Syncing "C:\New Folder" with "\\Vcd061.vc.eaglecrk.local/New Folder"   
xcopy "C:\New Folder" "\\Vcd061.vc.eaglecrk.local/New Folder" /d /i /y /e 
)   
  
for /D %%d in (%2\\*) do (   
if not exist "%1\\%%~nd" (   
echo Deleting directory %%~nd   
rd "%%d" /s /q   
)   
)   
  
for %%f in (%2\\*) do (   
if not exist "%1\\%%~nf%%~xf" (   
echo Deleting file %%~nf%%~xf   
del "%%f"  
)   
)   
  
for /D %%d in (%1\\*) do call Batch3.bat "%1\\%%~nd" "%2\\%%~nd" 0  




Sync and deleting using batch file

Batch files are text files containing a script of commands that are executed by the command interpreter on DOS, OS/2 and Windows systems. Most commonly, they are used to perform a series of functions that are repeated -- copying a set of files created daily with one step, for example.

Windows Batch

Operating systems perform basic tasks, such as recognizing input from the keyboard, sending output to the display screen, keeping track of files and directories on the disk, and controlling peripheral devices such as disk drives and printers. For large systems, the operating system makes sure that different programs and users running at the same time do not interfere with each other. The operating system is also responsible for security, ensuring that unauthorized users do not access the system. Operating systems provide a software platform on top of which other programs, called application programs, can run.

Operating Systems

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.