Robocopy

I use robocopy to copy files and documents, but yesterday I get noticed that it doesn't update files which was changed.
I use this line to copy desktop documents, I use it as batch file
robocopy C:\Users\%username%\Desktop z:\Users\Desktop /s /fft /w:1 /r:1 /copy:dt /xo /NP /log:c:\Log\bkpR_desktop.txt
and it doesn't update files in this folder
\\server\Uporabniki\janar\Users\Desktop\JANA\KKsamoiniciativnost_in_podjetnost\PROJEKTI\PROJEKTProgram_spodbujanja_podjetnost_v_VIZ\dokumentacija_cas_vabila\VABILA_ZAPISNIKI
files in last folders are almost two month old even when they are changed daily in folder on desktop.
I never left an open problem....I search, dig and ask, until it's solved....

Hi,
After analyze your command, there is some mistakes.
Firstly, z:\Users\Desktop is not a valid destination.
I suggest you run modify the whole commands and run it in command prompt with administrator.
If it fails, give us the screenshot.
Meanwhile, upload the log file created.
Karen Hu
TechNet Community Support

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Robocopy transfer speed in log file

In xp or 2003 robocopy log transfer speed at the end log file. How to get this in w7 or 2008 r2?
thanks

Hi, have the same problem .. tested all possible log-options, but still missing the speed-lines on 2k8 R2 Ent. german ... noticed that on a 2k8R2 Std. english server robocopy shows me the speed summary .. have tested with no options and standard options
(as below) too.
> Example from 2008 R2 Ent. german (robocopy version 5.1.10.1027 - XP027):
Optionen: *.* /S /E /COPY:DAT /PURGE /MIR /XJF /XJD /XA:SH /MT:16 /R:0 /W:0
Insgesamt KopiertšbersprungenKeine šbereinstimmung FEHLER Extras
Verzeich.: 1 0 1 0 0 0
Dateien: 9 9 0 0 0 0
Bytes: 236.352 g 236.352 g 0 0 0 0
Zeiten: 3:28:12 0:43:31 0:00:00 0:18:26
Beendet: Tue Dec 04 02:08:18 2012
> Example from 2008 R2 Std. english (same robo version: 5.1.10.1027 - XP027):
Options : *.* /S /E /COPY:DAT /PURGE /MIR /XJF /XJD /XA:SH /R:0 /W:0
Total Copied Skipped Mismatch FAILED Extras
Dirs : 5165 2 5163 0 0 0
Files : 60646 72 60574 0 0 0
Bytes : 32.662 g 3.281 g 29.380 g 0 0 0
Times : 2:02:00 1:33:04 0:00:00 0:28:56
Speed : 630988 Bytes/sec.
Speed : 36.105 MegaBytes/min.
Ended : Tue Dec 04 03:02:01 2012
The /MT switch isn't the reason, maybe the language ? .. or can you tell me the exactly switch (example) with german lang pack
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Robocopy with Win 8.1 , guidance needed

In Win8.1Pro 64 bit used the command line:
Robocopy V: F: \ backup /MIR / R:0
The copied directories now take most of the space on an external Lacie HD F: . All the files and directories seem to be hidden though, neither
command line DOS evel nor Windows 8.1 sees anything on the Lacie.
The background , V: is the project file server of an architecture office and F: is a USB external
HD rotated weekly and stored elsewhere for backup. I used to do this with SyncToy on Win XP Pro from 2007 onward but just switched to Win 8.1 and noticed that SyncToy
is not supported . Found Robocopy after some googling .
Took me some trial end error to get the above command line running, had to figure out where to put empty spaces in the command line and where not to .
Would really appreciate if someone knowledgeable could help me write
a command line that mirrors the content of V: to F:\backup
without hiding it . Further , do I need a second
version of the command line to do subsequent runs in a way that only copies new and changed files
and folders to F: ? A full run takes in excess of seven hours.
RolfV

Robocopy is self-documenting. Open a Command Prompt (cmd.exe) then type this command:
robocopy /? > robocopy.txt
You now need to play with the various switches to become familiar with this tool. It's not a scripting (=programming) problem.
Robocopy will sometimes hide the target folder(s). Open Windows Explorer, then change its settings so that hidden files become visible. Again this is not a scripting problem.

Robocopy bug with /b switch

Robocopy without /b is able to copy files which are currently open (e.g. a Word document open in Word).
Robocopy with /b is not able to copy these same files.
Steps to reproduce:
Prerequisites:
your user account is an administrator (in a domain, you are in Domain Admins).
your user account is in the "Backup Operators" group.
you have logged off and back on since adding yourself to Backup Operators.
Create a folder called 'source'.
In 'source', create a Word document called 'file.docx'.
Open 'file.docx' in Word.
Run Powershell as administrator and cd to the directory in which you created 'source'.
robocopy /mir source\ dest_without_b\
robocopy /mir source\ dest_with_b\ /b
Expected result:
Steps 5 and 6 both complete without error, and target folders "dest_without_b" and "dest_with_b" now contain "file.docx" and "~$file.docx" (Word's "I have this file open" file).
Actual result:
Step 5 succeeds, but step 6 fails with this error:
2014/08/27 10:36:58 ERROR 32 (0x00000020) Copying File G:\scratch\source\file.docx
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
Waiting 30 seconds...
Notes:
This bug is present in at least Windows 8, 8.1, 7, and Server 2008 R2.
This bug happens regardless of whether source\file.docx is a local file or on a network share, and regardless of whether file.docx is open on the local machine or the remote machine.
This means that when backing up a workstation where someone is currently logged on, I need to choose between getting files which the user has open, and getting files which my user account does not have permission to. I can run robocopy twice, once with
/b and once without, and hope that I get everything -- but I will not get files which are both in use
and not readable to my user account.
There are at least two different kinds of "file open" in Windows: Microsoft Word's "I have this file open but I'll still let you copy it" mode, and the "You are never copying this file while the computer is running, unless you use
Volume Shadow Copy" mode used by the Windows registry. Robocopy cannot copy files in the latter case, with or without /b (but it would be really nice if it could).
Finally, I'm new to reporting bugs in Windows / Microsoft products. Is there a public bugzilla / bug tracker or something?

Hi,
Robocopy doesnt copy open files. The defaults allow 1 million retries, at 30-second intervals, allowing copy
operations to complete when an open file is closed, even if hours or days have passed since the command was first launched.
Thus, please run robocopy /mir source\ dest_with_b\ /b after you restart the computer to check the result.
Karen Hu
TechNet Community Support

Windows Explorer EXTREMELY slow at copying files from network, but robocopy works

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the same folder takes like 3 seconds to complete. Also, the issue does not occur with older versions of Windows, like Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
Please please please come up with some ideas except the usuals like disabling Remote Differential Compression, disable autotuning using netsh, setting local security policies for NTML authentication or trying new switches / upgrading network drivers or windows.
I DID IT ALL, but nothing helped!
Thanks in advance!

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Windows Server 2012 R2 robocopy not copying inherited directory permission from source file server to destination ?

Can anyone here please help me with Robocopy on Windows Server 2012 R2 to copy the file server content from \\OldFileServer\Data share into the local S:\Data drive ?
here's my script that I use to copy 11 TB of file server contents:
robocopy.exe "\\OLDFILESERVER\Data" S:\Data *.* /E /SECFIX /SEC /XO /ZB /COPYALL /MIR /DCOPY:DAT /R:0 /W:0 /NP /NFL /NDL /TEE /LOG:"G:\robocopy.log"
Any kind of help and assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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Hi,
Based on my tests, inherited permissions will not be copied using robocopy.exe.
That’s because that after we copy or move an objects to another volume, the object inherits the permissions of its new parent folder.
My suggestion for you is to disable the inheritance on corresponding subfolders, and Convert inherited permissions into explicit permissions on this object. After that, those permissions can be copied.
Here are some references below for you:
Robocopy not copying NTFS permissions
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/b36748cd-14d1-47a5-9fb6-878ca93ad6fc/robocopy-not-copying-ntfs-permissions
How permissions are handled when you copy and move files and folders
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310316
Powershell ACL commands? NTFS Permissions - Turn inherited permissions into explicit permissions and remove inheritance
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/scriptcenter/en-US/884e2837-ec1d-4937-83a5-722cd00d7d16/powershell-acl-commands-ntfs-permissions-turn-inherited-permissions-into-explicit-permissions-and?forum=ITCG
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Using robocopy to copy files from a network share over a WinRS command line session

Hello,
Preface: Using server 2008 enterprise.
I can't seem to get robocopy to function over WinRS and I'm not sure where the problem actually lies. Running robocopy locally on the computer does work fine, but as soon as I try to run it through a remote command prompt through the WinRS client or directly with the WinRS client I get an access denied message (error 5).
I've tried using runas while logged into the remote command prompt as well, thinking that it could have been some sort of permissions inheritence issue.
I've checked the permissions on the remote file share, I've even given 'Everyone', 'Anonymous Logon' and the computer's active directory account full control over the folder and the file I'm trying to copy, but still get the access denied error.
I've tried using /COPY:DT since I read that usually resolved error 5 issues.
None of these things have worked.
I'm kind of out of ideas, I've read some blogs of people who have written powershell scripts which use winrm/robocopy so I figure I'm missing something stupid. Or maybe I've stumbled upon a bug?
C:\>robocopy \\192.168.100.1\share c:\test example.exe
   ROBOCOPY     ::     Robust File Copy for Windows
Started : Mon Feb 09 17:35:32 2009
2009/02/09 17:35:32 ERROR 5 (0x00000005) Getting File System Type of Source \\192.168.100.1\share\
Access is denied.
   Source - \\192.168.100.1\share\
     Dest : c:\test\
    Files : example.exe
Options : /COPY:DAT /R:1000000 /W:30
2009/02/09 17:35:32 ERROR 5 (0x00000005) Accessing Source Directory \\192.168.100.1\share\
Access is denied.

Yep, I verified permissions on them all :(
To maybe complicate the issue, I looked at the environment variables for myself while logged in locally to the computer and through WinRS and they look to be the same.
EDIT: Out of pure frustration I wrote a quick console application which impersonates the currently logged in user and copies a file from the network share I'm trying to access to the local computer. The application properly impersonates the user - but does not copy the files while it's run through WinRM. When you run the application as a locally logged in user it works just fine.
WinRM must be behaving goofy :(
This is the output of the following application:
C:\Windows\System32>test.exe
Name: domain\loggedinuser
IsAuthenticated: True
User: {GUID}
AuthenticationType: Kerberos
Destination directory doesn't exist, creating new directory..
Undoing impersonation..
No exceptions, no nothing :(
Imports System.IO
Imports System.IO.File
Module Module1
   Dim impersonationContext As System.Security.Principal.WindowsImpersonationContext
   Dim currentWindowsIdentity As System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity
   Dim cpr As New copyProgress(AddressOf FileCopyProgress)
   Dim destinationDir As DirectoryInfo = New DirectoryInfo("c:\destination\")
   Private Delegate Function copyProgress(ByVal totalFileSize As Int64, ByVal totalBytesTransferred As Int64, ByVal streamSize As Int64, ByVal streamBytesTransferred As Int64, ByVal dwStreamNumber As Int32, ByVal dwCallbackReason As Int32, ByVal hSourceFile As Int32, ByVal hDestinationFile As Int32, ByVal lpData As Int32) As Int32
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   Private Function FileCopyProgress(ByVal totalFileSize As Int64, ByVal totalBytesTransferred As Int64, ByVal streamSize As Int64, ByVal streamBytesTransferred As Int64, ByVal dwStreamNumber As Int32, ByVal dwCallbackReason As Int32, ByVal hSourceFile As Int32, ByVal hDestinationFile As Int32, ByVal lpData As Int32) As Int32
   End Function
   Private Function FileCopyProgress2(ByVal totalFileSize As Int64, ByVal totalBytesTransferred As Int64, ByVal streamSize As Int64, ByVal streamBytesTransferred As Int64, ByVal dwStreamNumber As Int32, ByVal dwCallbackReason As Int32, ByVal hSourceFile As Int32, ByVal hDestinationFile As Int32, ByVal lpData As Int32) As Int32
   End Function
   Sub Main()
      Try
         currentWindowsIdentity = CType(System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent, System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity)
         impersonationContext = currentWindowsIdentity.Impersonate()
         Console.WriteLine("Name: " & currentWindowsIdentity.Name)
         Console.WriteLine("IsAuthenticated: " & currentWindowsIdentity.IsAuthenticated)
         Console.WriteLine("User: " & currentWindowsIdentity.User.ToString)
         Console.WriteLine("AuthenticationType: " & currentWindowsIdentity.AuthenticationType)
         If Not destinationDir.Exists Then
            Console.WriteLine("Destination directory doesn't exist, creating new directory..")
            destinationDir.Create()
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Robocopy Version XP010 - Excluding Multiple Directories using /XD

I'm attempting to use Robocopy to routinely copy data between 2 servers. In the file structure being copied there are several folders + their associated sub-folders e.g DfsrPrivate and Projects\Archived for this example I don't want to copy.
I've attempted to use the switches /XD DfsrPrivate /XD Projects\Archived
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This results in the log file header below:
   ROBOCOPY     ::     Robust File Copy for Windows     ::     Version XP010
Started : Wed Dec 05 00:51:28 2007
   Source : \\[Servername]\Data\
     Dest : D:\Data\
    Files : *.*
Exc Files : *.bak
Exc Dirs : DfsrPrivate
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Options : *.* /S /E /COPYALL /ZB /MAXAGE:1 /R:10 /W:30
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I'm seeing the same behavior as the OP, and the quotes don't work (windows 2008 R2 server)
My output file looks like this;
   ROBOCOPY     ::     Robust File Copy for Windows
Started : Mon Aug 15 15:17:29 2011
   Source : \\tsclient\C\test\
     Dest : C:\test\
    Files : *.*
Exc Dirs : "c:\test\content\uploads\"
     "\\tsclient\c\test\content\uploads"
Options : /JOB *.* /S /E /COPY:DAT /PURGE /MIR /R:1000000 /W:30
                    1 \\tsclient\C\test\
                    1 \\tsclient\C\test\content\
                    1 \\tsclient\C\test\content\uploads\
   *EXTRA File          0 blah - Copy - Copy.bmp
   *EXTRA File          0 blah - Copy.bmp
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Copy owners with robocopy using powershell.

Hi Friends..
I have created script to copy folder from one location to another location in PS. using Robocopy..
but By this script cannot copy the owner of the source location folder to destination..
below is the script..
please help me to add some points to update this script with copy owners of the folders as well..
Import-Csv "D:\script\file.csv" | ForEach-Object {
$Source = $_.Sourceserver
$Target = $_.Destinantionserver
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Hi Mr.Raj,
Sorry for the delay.
Is there any error message on the cmd prompt when separately running command " robocopy.exe $Source $Target /b /e /copyall " ?
Also you can make a screenshot and post it here .
Best Regards
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hello, OS server 2012, 2008 r2, w7 ult.
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set year=%date:~10,4%
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set day=%date:~7,2%
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"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" a -tzip -mx1 C:\b\Incremental_%month%-%day%-%year%-%hours%h-%minutes%m.zip C:\b\Temp
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for /F "delims=" %%i in ('dir /b') do (rmdir "%%i" /s/q || del "%%i" /s/q)

Hi,
Thank you for your helpful sharing! This will help others who are fighting with similar issues.
Regards,
Mandy
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Can Robocopy Be Used To Copy Folders Newer Than A Certain Date?

We've been using robocopy with the /MAXAGE option to copy files newer than a certain date. Can the same be done for folders?
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Hi,
We cannot use robocopy to folders newer than a certain date, the /MAXAGE option is only used to copy files. We could use PowerShell command to copy folders newer than X days.
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Best Regards,
Mandy
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After migrating my share using robocopy destination share ends up being read only

I'm trying to migrate a share from a old fileserver to a windows server 2008. I use robocopy to copy and it seems like it copies the permissions and all of the data. I have done this at least 5 times (i checked the permissions and everything looks
the same as the source share) The problem is That the destination will become read only and i cannot take it off read only.
this is how im copying the share
robocopy C:\source D:\destination /mir /sec /r:1 /w:1
ive also tried it with /secfix ive also tried /a-:r
same result
its kind of like this
http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Server/Q_24775274.html

Hi,
I think it is caused by design.
In new systems, customized folders will show as Read Only and it will not cause any problem in accessing. See this article:
You cannot view or change the Read-only or the System attributes of folders in Windows Server 2003, in Windows XP, in Windows Vista or in Windows 7
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326549/en-us
If you still would like to uncheck the mark, see the steps provided in above article with the command "attrib".
If you have any feedback on our support, please send to [email protected]
it does cause problems accessing the data. user's are unable to save anything on the share when this happens. any solutions?

Powershell and robocopy pausing

I am using powershell and Robycopy to move files from volume to another. Server 2008R2 iSCSI volumes on
It seems that powershell window occasionally pauses. When I hit enter the process just starts up again. It is taking more that a day to move 2TB of data. Command is: robocopy h:\ j:\ /e /mov /R:5 /W:10 /log:c:\movedidson.log /TEE /NP /ETA
Also an empty folder remains on the first drive. Why is it not deleting the folders after it copies.
Thanks,
Mark

Hi Mark,
Total shot in the dark, perhaps this will help:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/ab36656d-bfbd-4ff1-ac7a-84e2ac975c1d/powershell-hangs?forum=winserverpowershell
EDIT: Also, this isn't exactly a PowerShell question. You may be using PowerShell to launch robocopy, but that's pretty much the end of anything PowerShell related.
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Robocopy Log Shows All Files Copied but Folder Properties Different on Source and Target

Hi,
I'm replacing an old 2003 R2 server with a 2012 R2 server and moving data to it. I used robocopy to migrate data. No users are currently accessing the source so there are no open files by users.
The source folder is:
27.9 GB with 194,490 files and 14,273 folders.
Robocopy copied the data and reported no errors but the destination folder only has:
24.6 GB with 181,487 files and 14,167 folders.
I ran robocopy twice more. Each time, the log shows that it skipped 14,273 directories and 194490 files.
So robocopy believes the source and destination directories are in synch. But the properties of the directory show me different numbers. Any ideas? I need to move a few more TB of data and be confident that everything copied.
Here's the command I'm running:
robocopy \\server-old\d$\data \\server-new\d$\data /E /COPYALL /DCOPY:T /R:5 /W:3 /TEE /V /LOG:D:\Logs\log1.log
Thanks,
Greg

Hi,
Thanks for your post.
As far as i know, system Volume Info and Recycler are NOT transferred when you use robocopy to transfer all the files/folders from one drive to another.
And Robocopy has switch "/MIR" which you can use to Mirror a complete directory tree if required.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733145.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396
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Robocopy giving more files and folders at destination

Hello all,
Running Robocopy locally on a Windows 2008 R2 server. By local I mean the source and destination have local drive letters on the server. Its a file server server cluster and I am moving user files from one LUN drive to another.
The issue is when I open the properties of the source and destination folders to compare the folders, I see a huge difference in files and folders count.
As an example, take User1. The source has 64,258 Files and 2,165 Folders. The destination has 66,248 Files and 2,350 Folders.
Here is the script I am running:
robocopy.exe "I:\DomainUsers$\User1" "V:\DomainUsers$\User1" /e /v /r:1 /w:1 /zb
Any idea what is happening here? I have noticed this on a few other times as well.
Appreciate any help I can get.

Try
/XJ
to exclude junction points.
I have tried the switch but unfortunately still getting the same result.

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