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    robocopy users ... question

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by zero7404, Jul 25, 2010.

  1. zero7404

    zero7404 Notebook Deity

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    i've always had problems getting robocopy to work ...

    i get an infinite loop when i try to mirror the contents of my D drive to an external USB HDD.

    the D drive is not used for OS purposes, it just contains all personal files/folders.

    so i thought the correct command to issue would be:

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    robocopy d:\ g:\ /MIR /R:3 /W:5 /V /NP /LOG:Backup.log
    saved to a .cmd file and ran as admin results in an infinite loop. checked the destination and nothing is there.

    i also tried creating a folder in the destination and changing the destination in the command to that folder, but still the same.
    not sure if win7 creates any hidden or system files/folders on this drive

    i'd really like to get robocopy working again ...
     
    zero7404, Jul 25, 2010
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    Nebelwand Notebook Consultant

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    Looking at my batch files, try using d: and g: (without the backslashes) and exclude any special/system folders (e.g. /XD "D:\RECYCLER" "D:\System Volume Information").
     
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    i found hidden and system folders on D:, added them to the exclude, here is the new command i wrote, but still infinite loop, copies nothing.

    robocopy D: G: /MIR /XA:SH /XJD /XD D:\$RECYCLE.BIN D:\d51f928100a917e9f204346afc14 D:\System Volume Information /R:3 /W:5 /V /NP >> logfile.txt
     
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