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<b>Robocopy C:\SourceDir C:\DestDir /E</b> is ok to use. Just note that existing files in the destination, if any, are not erased. This would be useful for an archive type destination.<br />
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Are you moving the files to another server or share? If so, you may want to make an exact &quot;mirrored&quot; copy. For that, you can use:<br />
<b>ROBOCOPY &lt;Source&gt; &lt;Target&gt; /Mir</b><br />
The /MIR switch erases existing files in the destination, if any.<br />
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<b>ROBOCOPY &lt;Source&gt; &lt;Target&gt; /E /Copy:S /IS /IT</b><br />
That refreshes the file security info, i.e. permissions, for all files, without copying any files. This would usually be used if you copied the files earlier but now you just want to refresh the security info. <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2008/07/31/robocopy-mir-switch-mirroring-file-permissions.aspx" rel="ugc">http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2008/07/31/robocopy-mir-switch-mirroring-file-permissions.aspx</a>
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Thanks is there a best machine to use robocopy from<br />
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I was going to use 2012 server also does everything have to be shared in order to mirror directories <br />
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I didn't think it had to be but got a few robocopy errors with shares not being found etc for those non shared drives unless I put the \\unc details incorrectly
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Looking to use below command<br />
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To copy all contents including empty directories of SourceFolder to DestinationFolder:<br />
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Robocopy C:\SourceDir C:\DestDir /E<br />
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With ROBOCOPY &lt;Source&gt; &lt;Target&gt; /E /Copy:S /IS /IT<br />
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As per <a href="https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/1073.robocopy-and-a-few-examples.aspx#Simple_copy" rel="ugc nofollow">https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/1073.robocopy-and-a-few-examples.aspx#Simple_copy</a><br />
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Haven't used Robocopy for a good while, maybe 8 years but current AD setup i've inherited is in a huge mess<br />
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Where is the best machine to use robocopy from (I'm guessing the 2012 server) and do all directories have to be shared to my admin account in order for it to work?
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Looking to use below command

To copy all contents including empty directories of SourceFolder to DestinationFolder:

Robocopy C:\SourceDir C:\DestDir /E

With ROBOCOPY <Source> <Target> /E /Copy:S /IS /IT

As per https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/1073.robocopy-and-a-few-examples.aspx#Simple_copy

Haven't used Robocopy for a good while, maybe 8 years but current AD setup i've inherited is in a huge mess

Where is the best machine to use robocopy from (I'm guessing the 2012 server) and do all directories have to be shared to my admin account in order for it to work?

Robocopy directories and permissions between server 2003 and 2012

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft brand for identity-related capabilities. In the on-premises world, Windows Server AD provides a set of identity capabilities and services, and is hugely popular (88% of Fortune 1000 and 95% of enterprises use AD). This topic includes all things Active Directory including DNS, Group Policy, DFS, troubleshooting, ADFS, and all other topics under the Microsoft AD and identity umbrella.

Active Directory

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).