Need to merge 2 File Servers into 1...
Right...
well one of our file servers corrupted, so we thought we fixed it and everbody kept using it.
Then, people kept on finding corrupted documents and PPT's on there files, so we were manually restoring from a different server which was mirrored to the original...
So we have Server1 which is currently in use but all files modified before July 1st need replacing with Server2's version...
is robocopy the best way to go? and how do i get a list before i actually do it?
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well one of our file servers corrupted, so we thought we fixed it and everbody kept using it.
Then, people kept on finding corrupted documents and PPT's on there files, so we were manually restoring from a different server which was mirrored to the original...
So we have Server1 which is currently in use but all files modified before July 1st need replacing with Server2's version...
is robocopy the best way to go? and how do i get a list before i actually do it?
Cheers
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Yes, robocopy is a great way to move large numbers of files. Its default behavior is to overwrite older files with newer ones. Run it with the /L switch to get a list without actually copying anything.
ASKER
ok so how do i get it to only overwrite ones which are over 30 days old?
/MAXAGE:30 ?
/MAXAGE:30 ?
I'm not sure I understand your intent. The /MINAGE:30 switch would exclude all files in the source directory which were modified in the last 30 days. The /XN switch excludes files in the source which have been modified more recently than ones in the destination.
ASKER
the problem is both file servers have identical files but one set does not work and the other set does.
the /MaxAge switch should allow me to exclude any file that is older than 30 days. Ie. the corruption happened 30 days ago and i want to make sure the files that have been created since don't get lost when i revert it back to the backed up version.
So it would only copy files that are newer than when the corruption happened...
So hopefully then i should be able to restore the backup and then copy in the new files that have been edited.
so to summarise...
1. i should robocopy the corrupted file server to get the files that have been modified or created within the last 30 days.
2. restore the backup from 30 days ago to overwrite everything.
3. robocopy in the files from step 1
how does this sound??
Cheers
the /MaxAge switch should allow me to exclude any file that is older than 30 days. Ie. the corruption happened 30 days ago and i want to make sure the files that have been created since don't get lost when i revert it back to the backed up version.
So it would only copy files that are newer than when the corruption happened...
So hopefully then i should be able to restore the backup and then copy in the new files that have been edited.
so to summarise...
1. i should robocopy the corrupted file server to get the files that have been modified or created within the last 30 days.
2. restore the backup from 30 days ago to overwrite everything.
3. robocopy in the files from step 1
how does this sound??
Cheers
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ASKER
well thanks for that, i will give it a try and let you know!
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