Robocopy and Group Policy generates 1 real & 1 Ghost file.


  1. Trapper
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    Robocopy and Group Policy generates 1 real & 1 Ghost file.


    I have a script (Kindly originated by Golden in this thread https://www.sevenforums.com/backup-restore/317082-using-task-scheduler-fails-run-robocopy. )

    Script robocopy I:\DATA M:\Backup_DATA /e /np /log:backup_log.txt which is run at shutdown.

    In my M:\ drive I have two identically named folders: 'Backup_DATA', one (call it A) containing the correct 70 folders and 1003 files 295mb. Dated 11 January 2014 11:19:41 in properties, right click.
    The second copy (Call it B) contains 2 folders 0 files 0 Bytes and is dated the same     11 January 2014 11:19:41 in properties, right click.

    Although they are both shown on my M:\ drive as: (A) Backup_DATA dated 10/1/2014 at 16.46 and (B)     Backup_DATA dated 9/1/2014 18.36.

    I am not able to delete the ghost copy (B) as when I try I receive the following popup:
    "Could not find this item.This is no longer located in M:\ verify its location and try again"

    Not sure where to go from here, any suggestions? !!

    Regards
    Alan.
    Update:

    I am unable to delete or rename the folder 'Backup_DATA', however inside the folder is another folder named 'e' and that contains another folder named 'np'. The 'np' folder is empty.
    Now it seems quite a coincidence that both 'e' and 'np' make up part of the Robocopy script .

    I am still unable to delete these sub folders as each one no longer exists on my M: drive.

    Last edited by Trapper; 12 Jan 2014 at 06:41.
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  3. Trapper
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    Well, folder removed

    Tried to do this in dos same problem, although it was shown it did not exist! Searched around and came across Unlocker. Using Unlocker I still could not delete the Backup_DATA folder itself, it remained even after the suggested re-boot. I had to delete the 'np' folder first, then the 'e' folder, and then the 'Backup_DATA' folder.

    It seems Unlocker succeeded where anything else I tried failed.
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