troubleshooting Question
how to retain directory timestamp when copying between drives
AotearoaPeoplesNetwork asked on
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I am trying to make a copy of the files/folders on one drive to a folder in another drive (backup). I am wanting to keep everything as is is in the source, so attributes/timestamp etc for files and folders.
I have tried copy, xcopy and robocopy. I can get xcopy and robocopy to retails the file attributes/timestamp, but the folders in the destination end up with the current days timestamp, not its original. I am using the /DCOPY:T in Robocopy, but reading around it seems the drive to drive copy is causing the issue. Is there any (free/easy) way to regularly copy drive (just modified items) to a folder on another drive.
I am using Win7 Pro x64, NTFS on all drives, robocopy version XP027.
cheers
I am trying to make a copy of the files/folders on one drive to a folder in another drive (backup). I am wanting to keep everything as is is in the source, so attributes/timestamp etc for files and folders.
I have tried copy, xcopy and robocopy. I can get xcopy and robocopy to retails the file attributes/timestamp, but the folders in the destination end up with the current days timestamp, not its original. I am using the /DCOPY:T in Robocopy, but reading around it seems the drive to drive copy is causing the issue. Is there any (free/easy) way to regularly copy drive (just modified items) to a folder on another drive.
I am using Win7 Pro x64, NTFS on all drives, robocopy version XP027.
cheers
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