ROBOCOPY - Create Backup Script

Thanks NailIT! Welcome to SevenForums!

Hi Mooring10,

Thanks for the feedback, and apologies for the delayed reply.

The modified date of the folder will always change to the date that the copy is performed, since the folder is newly created on the USB device. The modified date of the files, however, should not change. Can you please check:
- the date of the folder
- the date of the files

To be sure that the file attributes (incl. dates) are copied and preserved, add the /COPYALL option as shown below:

Code:

robocopy E:\Data1 G:\Backups\Data1 /e /mir /np /copyall /log:backup_log.txt

To select files based on date, you need to use the /MAXLAD or /MINLAD OPTIONS. Please type the following at a command prompt and refer to those under the file selection options:

Code:

robocopy /?

I found this articel that explains the different dates:

All Windows file systems record the same three values:

• Time/Date Created: When you create a new file or directory, this value is set and does not normally change (unless you deliberately change it). If you make a new copy of a file and save it to a different location, it is treated as a new file and a new creation time stamp is set. Moving a file or simply renaming it does not create a new file, and thus does not give the file a new creation time stamp. (Note: It is possible to end up with a file that has a modification time that's earlier than its creation time when you make a new copy of a file.)
• Time/Date Modified: This is also called the Last Written date. Whenever the contents of the file are changed, or files are added to or deleted from a directory, this time stamp changes. Renaming the file doesn’t change the modification time stamp. Neither does opening the file without making any changes to it.
• Time/Date Accessed: This is supposed to show the last time the file was accessed, but experience proves that opening and reading a file without making changes does not immediately change this time stamp in Windows XP (this is because of the variance in resolution time mentioned earlier).

Build Your Skills: Learn to manipulate file time stamps in Windows | TechRepublic

Regards,
Golden

Thanks for your reply.

I trie your suggestion and used this line:

robocopy "C:\Data 01" "P:\WD My Book ES\Backups\Data 01" /e /mir /np /copyall /log:backup_log.txt
pause

Note I think the command line is word wrapping on me.

It goes to the pause statement without copying any files?

Hi,

Thanks for the compliment.

In C:\Windows\System32, find and right-click on Robocopy, then click Properties. Under the Details tab, you will find the version of Robocopy.



Regards,
Golden

That was easy. Sorry, I've installed Win7 yesterday for the first time, hence my disorientation... hehe.

Well... I have the same version like you: 5.1.10.1027 but, shouldn't we have the 6.1.7601 bundled with Windows 7 (as Wikipedia says?) and if there is no 6.17601 version do you think I should apply those fixes?

UPDATE:

Ok, here is the thing: the latest version bundled with win7 and vista is this one: 5.1.10.1027 (which is not the same version even when they share the same version number).

So I was thinking that there is no such a thing as version 6.1, and we have to correct wikipedia. But, reading here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk%3A...XP027.21.21.21

There is a link to one of the hotfixes which, aparently, updates robocopy to a 6.1 version...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2639043/en-us

I cannot confirm all this, but makes sense to me now.

Still I dunno if I should apply the fix....

I would only apply it if you need it.....setup a test run to see what happens.