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and this will definately not affect the source file..?
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and this will definately not affect the source file..?

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No it won't , will just be doing copying, nothing will change on the source.
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No it won't , will just be doing copying, nothing will change on the source.

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Of course you probably know this, but for the benefit of any newcomers to this thread, here is a warning:<br />
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The /MIR command line option will DELETE any file in the destination directory that isn't present in the source directory. &nbsp;The job of /MIR is to make Destination look just like Source. &nbsp;So if Source contains three files A,B,C and destination contains A,B,D, then /MIR will copy C and then permanently delete D.
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Of course you probably know this, but for the benefit of any newcomers to this thread, here is a warning:

The /MIR command line option will DELETE any file in the destination directory that isn't present in the source directory.  The job of /MIR is to make Destination look just like Source.  So if Source contains three files A,B,C and destination contains A,B,D, then /MIR will copy C and then permanently delete D.

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Hey philipgecko,<br />
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Did everything work out for you?<br />
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If everything is good, you should probably close this and assign points, if not we may be able to help you more.
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Hey philipgecko,

Did everything work out for you?

If everything is good, you should probably close this and assign points, if not we may be able to help you more.

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Hi there,<br />
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Please can someone tell me if I have the correct robocopy commands for what I want to do. &nbsp;Basically I want the source destination to be the master and NOT to be affected in anyway and i need robocopy to update the destination folder to bring it inline with the source folder. &nbsp;I have the following command:<br />
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robocopy &quot;\\source file&quot; &quot;\\destination file&quot; /COPYALL /B /SEC /MIR /R:10 /W:1 /Tee /LOG+:e:\remote-backup-log<wbr />.txt<br />
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technix-rcopy.txt

Hi there,

Please can someone tell me if I have the correct robocopy commands for what I want to do.  Basically I want the source destination to be the master and NOT to be affected in anyway and i need robocopy to update the destination folder to bring it inline with the source folder.  I have the following command:

robocopy "\\source file" "\\destination file" /COPYALL /B /SEC /MIR /R:10 /W:1 /Tee /LOG+:e:\remote-backup-log.txt

Robocopy commands

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Storage

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.

Storage Software

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