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Xcopy command and FastCopy are not copying all files
Is anyone familiar with a particular type of problem I'm having when trying to copy files from an old hard drive (HDD) to an external drive (ED). The old drive is in an enclosure and using both FastCopy (the most robust copier I've found) and Xcopy to do the copying I notice the source and destination directories don't match up after the copying is complete.
Using FastCopy, a large (and seemingly miscellaneous) quantity of the files end up not being copied, with some of the following errors appearing in the FastCopy log:
OpenFile(Access is denied.5) : F:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\filename
FindFirstFile(Access is denied.5) : F:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\*
If I browse the HDD, some of the files are not displayed properly (e.g. the thumbnails of photos don't show previews of the photos). These files seem to be in alignment with the files listed in the Fast Copy log as 'Access id denied' However, if I try to copy these files via drag and drop, I can, but am presented with a dialog box of "You'll need to provide administrator permission to copy this file", which depending on the size of the folder appears at what seems like an arbitrary point in the copying process. I click OK and it then copies the files without incident (via drag and drop). Then if I right click and select properties for both the source and destination directories, they don't show the same size. Upon looking further, I see that the files have been copied, but performing right click & properties on the destination folder misreports the folder size. I was able to verify this by both opening the destination folder, ctrl+A on the files then right click/properties and comparing it with the source and find they're in alignment. I can also verify this by creating a new folder, moving the contents from the previously mentioned destination folder into the new folder, right click on the new folder and select properties. Then the sizes match up.
Given the size of the HDD, I'm faced with a bunch of very tedious work if I wish to copy everything. If anyone can offer some tips on what I might want to try to get the contents of the drive copied properly AND be able to easily verify that the copy was 100% successful, please let me know.
Using XCopy I compared the source and destination and they don't match up. Attached are both the comparison screen captures as well as a screen capture showing what I typed in the CMD window.
Since some of the files were indicating 'You'll need administrator privileges to copy this file', might I want to leave out the -x part? From Xcopy Command - Examples, Options, Switches, More I also want to make sure I maintain any ownership and audit settings in the files I'm copying