I need help with Robocopy on Windows 2003 servers. I want to move all .wav files and exclude the rest while maintaining the folder structure...thanks
I need proper syntax to robocopy from \\server\w:\bulk (but .wav files only and maintain folder structure) to \\Server\G:\
This is on an old Win 2003 server. I know the /MT option is not available...what is the best syntax to get all the .wav files, exclude everything else but maintain the folder structure?
This is on an old Win 2003 server. I know the /MT option is not available...what is the best syntax to get all the .wav files, exclude everything else but maintain the folder structure?
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Because in a stable internal network, there's usually no point in trying more than once (that is, the initial attempt); if a file fails in this situation, it's more than likely that it will fail in the following attempts as well. /r was made with unstable connections in mind. It's usually just not worth the wait.
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just when i thought my problems were over, I realized the Target USB drive I am copying to is only 1.81TB even though the outside of the box said 2TB. I know the source folder is 1.95TB including all files, but the robocopy is copying only .wav. It is going to be a nail biter but my target drive may run out of space. Do you know the order the Robocopy command is copying the files? Alphabetical? Time Stamp? There is a chance this copy may run out of space and I may need to copy the rest on to another USB drive. I am hoping there is an easy way to find where it stopped and where I need to pick up
Because the drive manufacturers define 1 TB as 1000000000000 bytes.
robocopy copies by folder.
You can always stop it right now while it's still running, then add
This will give you a log file where you can identify where it stopped (if it did). robocopy doesn't support delta copies to a third folder.
robocopy copies by folder.
You can always stop it right now while it's still running, then add
/np /tee /log:C:\Temp\robocopy.logThis will give you a log file where you can identify where it stopped (if it did). robocopy doesn't support delta copies to a third folder.
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don't I need a \XC switch to skip what has already been copied?
No. Again: robocopy will by default skip files already in the target.
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ok, I took your advice and it is copying but sure looks different. I see entire paths being copied like \\server01\w$\bulk\2014023
Shouldn't be doing that. Is one of the drives a NAS with some Linux based OS?
Try to add /FFT to the options.
Try to add /FFT to the options.
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oh never mind once it read the files that had already been copied it started flying again!
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