Robocopy - adding attributes to specific folders


  1. duckson
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    Windows 7 Pro x64
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    Robocopy - adding attributes to specific folders


    I've had some issues with mirroring my root directory to a backup folder on my netbook in that the backup folder becomes hidden and a system file after Robocopy has run (note the backup folder existed beforehand).
    To stop this happening i believe i can include the switch /A-:SH which would remove the system and hidden attributes to the entire backup folder and all folders under it?

    However if i wanted to maintain the hidden attribute on a particular folder could i add /A+:H "//netbook/C Drive/Backup/hidden_folder" to the command line as well?
    I'm assuming this would have the same affect as attrib +h "//netbook/C Drive/Backup/hidden_folder" ?

    I currrently have:-
    robocopy /MIR d:\ "//netbook\C Drive\Backup" /XA:S /XD d:\windowsimage d:\downloads d:\bittorrents "d:\bittorrents completed"

    I'm intending to change it to:-
    robocopy /MIR d:\ "//netbook\C Drive\Backup" /XA:S /A-:SH /A+:H "//netbook/C Drive/Backup/hidden_folder" /XD d:\windowsimage d:\downloads d:\bittorrents "d:\bittorrents completed"

    (making all folders unhidden and non-system but add the hidden attribute only to the hidden_folder folder).


    Would you say this is correct and will produce my required results?
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  3. Flavius
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    Windows 7 Professional x64 PL
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    duckson said:
    [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]I've had some issues with mirroring my root directory to a backup folder on my netbook in that the backup folder becomes hidden
    in my opinion it is strange because you don't use /COPY: or /COPYALL switchers

    robocopy /MIR d:\ "//netbook\C Drive\Backup" /XA:S /A-:SH /A+:H "//netbook/C Drive/Backup/hidden_folder" /XD d:\windowsimage d:\downloads d:\bittorrents "d:\bittorrents completed"
    In my opinion it won't work.You can't use /A+:,/A-: switchers for only particular objects.You can use it only for all copied objects.
    In my opinion it will be appriopriate -unfortunatelly it require two commands:

    robocopy /MIR d:\ "//netbook\C Drive\Backup" /XA:S /A-:SH /XD d:\windowsimage d:\downloads d:\bittorrents "d:\bittorrents completed"
    attrib +h "//netbook/C Drive/Backup/hidden_folder"

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