Robocopy
Morning,
So I'm using Robocopy to migrate a file server and i'm consolidating 2 drives into a single volume. However, on the source server I have D:\ and S:\, so I am wondering how I make it copy the security for the folder structure for both D:\ and S:\ and then drop everything onto a new D:\.
So
Server 1 D and S
Server 2 S
I want to refresh the security from both drives onto the single drive, will that work if I just do
And then
Whilst leaving the anything that's not changed alone, mainly so it won't take hours again.
Thanks
Alex
So I'm using Robocopy to migrate a file server and i'm consolidating 2 drives into a single volume. However, on the source server I have D:\ and S:\, so I am wondering how I make it copy the security for the folder structure for both D:\ and S:\ and then drop everything onto a new D:\.
So
Server 1 D and S
Server 2 S
I want to refresh the security from both drives onto the single drive, will that work if I just do
robocopy \\old01\D$\*.* \\new02\D$\*.* /E /ZB /DCOPY:T /COPYALL /R:0 /W:0 /V /TEE /LOG:Robocopy.logAnd then
robocopy \\old01\S$\*.* \\new02\D$\*.* /E /ZB /DCOPY:T /COPYALL /R:0 /W:0 /V /TEE /LOG:Robocopy.logWhilst leaving the anything that's not changed alone, mainly so it won't take hours again.
Thanks
Alex
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I think the risk outweighs the benefit.
Thanks you two
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Hi Alex,
Why not create two top level subfolders in the top of the destination - call them D and S (say).
Now RoboCopy D:\ into \\ServerDestination\D\ and S:\ into \\ServerDestination\S\
That way, there cannot be any overlap or issues.
Once there, it should be easy to combine the two, with a standard Windows file manager cut / paste, and it will bring up a dialogue if there are any potential clashes. At that point you can cancel, resolve, then run again.
Unless you are talking about a lot of clashes (and I would guess you'd know already if that was likely), then it should not work out to be too much hassle, especially for something that is a 'once in many years' task.
Hope that helps,
Alan.
Why not create two top level subfolders in the top of the destination - call them D and S (say).
Now RoboCopy D:\ into \\ServerDestination\D\ and S:\ into \\ServerDestination\S\
That way, there cannot be any overlap or issues.
Once there, it should be easy to combine the two, with a standard Windows file manager cut / paste, and it will bring up a dialogue if there are any potential clashes. At that point you can cancel, resolve, then run again.
Unless you are talking about a lot of clashes (and I would guess you'd know already if that was likely), then it should not work out to be too much hassle, especially for something that is a 'once in many years' task.
Hope that helps,
Alan.
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There shouldn't be but I'm just not sure about the risk factor.