Robocopy

The only downside is, like Robocopy before it, it's a folder copier, not a file copier.

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Robocopy comes with a doc that explains all the switches.

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In the command prompt you will be using Robocopy NOT xcopy! to copy c:Users to d:Users, then delete the old c:Users, then make a symlink from c:Users to D:Users.

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Robocopy comes with a doc that explains all the switches.

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The only downside is, like Robocopy before it, it's a folder copier, not a file copier.

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And using Robocopy to mirror the changes makes the backup a breeze, since only changed files will be copied.

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Robocopy will make the target directory exactly the same as the source directory and therefore it deletes all those directories in there. so e.g. robocopy c: \temp c: \dirtodelete/MIR (or use/purge)

Edward de Leau Edward de Leau 2010

Robocopy will make the target directory exactly the same as the source directory and therefore it deletes all those directories in there. so e.g. robocopy c: \temp c: \dirtodelete/MIR (or use/purge)

Edward de Leau 2010

I've always used Robocopy for copying lots of files particularly over a network, and especially over a VPN.

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They can use everything from load-balancing hardware such as F5 to file replication software such as Robocopy.

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