robocopy

Forum discussion tagged with robocopy.
  1. annettia

    Question RSync Alternative for windows that works

    Hello IT Pros, I manage many linux boxes but we acquired a company that has windows servers and we need to transfer data from these servers to our windows servers across a site to site VPN. I was trying to find a good working solution to copy 100+TB over. I have been using Robocopy but it is...
  2. HelinCharli

    [SOLVED] Copy network shares

    I will need to move network shares from windows Server 2016 to Windows Server 2019. how can I get the best practices with Robocopy to copy the shares while some files are in use? How to copy all the types of permissions to the new server? How to move the timestamps as it? And finally, Is there a...
  3. Rodion15

    [SOLVED] Is it worth the time for a tech learning Robocopy?

    Before I continue potentially wasting my time learning how to use Robocopy, I would like to get some opinions. Is there a universal tool that does everything Robocopy and Macrium Reflect can do? For a computer tech, such as a repair and networking technician, does Robocopy do anything, when...
  4. J

    Question losing wifi network connection during copying ?

    I have a batch file that uses robocopy to back up files to a wirelessly networked PC. This networked PC is set up to go to sleep in 20 minutes in no activities. Is copying considered an activity that prevents the PC from going to sleep? I'm asking because sometimes the log file shows entries...
  5. N

    [SOLVED] Too long path

    when trying to migrate windows server 2012 R2 to 2016 via Robocopy . .. I have a problem that can't be skipped named -the path is too long -, something like that! how can I solve this ?
  6. L

    [SOLVED] robocopy long path names and symlinks

    we need to copy huge amount of data from windows 10 to NAS via SMB , my company manger ask me to find a solution to solve the issue of long path names and copying Symlinks as my friends in another company informed me that they faced problems like that with Robocopy , how can we solve this...
  7. derekullo

    [SOLVED] Updating a batch file without changing its desktop location

    I work at a library in IT with over 400 computers and I've been tasked with fixing a minor problem that threatens to take up hours of my time. On the desktop in our image and therefore all 400 currently deployed computers I put a shortcut, Restart.lnk, to a restart computer batch file in a...
  8. A

    Question I should have left it in its original location

    I was worried about potential space in SSD and wanted to move Program files to HDD to save space Created new folders in A: labeled "Program Files" and "Program Files (x86)" Powershelled Robocopy "C:\Program Files" "A:\Program Files" /mir Robocopy "C:\Program Files (x86)" "A:\Program Files...