Hi,
This might be a permissions issue. Please try the following:
I just noticed that /mir also implies /e - I think that must have changed recently, or perhaps I missed it, so yes, you could disregard the /e, but only if you are using /mir.Code:robocopy "C:\Users\VocWorks User" E:\Backup /MIR /E /COPYALL
Regards,
Golden
robocopy "C:\Users\VocWorks User" E:\Backup /MIR /E /COPYALL
I did the about as suggest. I even took the /E out. I am getting an error. Screen shot attached.
I support the mention about permissions. Windows 7 is quite problematic if you don't know how to handle it properly.
So try to run robocopy as an administrator (even when you already are). If you're using the cmd.exe to run robocopy do this: Start / type: cmd in the search field / right click on the cmd icon / click on 'run as administrator'
Then you paste or type: robocopy "C:\Users\VocWorks User" E:\Backup /MIR
Alternatively, you can exclude problematic files adding this switch at the end: /xf "C:\Users\VocWorks User/NTUSER.DAT".
I'm sort of new to RoboCopy and I have become very impressed with what it can do. I played around with the following problem until I got it resolved, but I don't understand why it works.
This is part of the directory structure on my 'c' drive:
If I use this command:
robocopy "c:\users\Barry\My Documents" "g:\users\Barry\My Documents" /e /mt:4 /tee /w:2 /xj
It appears that the command works just fine, BUT the 'My Documents' folder doesn't get created on the 'g' drive.
However, if I use this command:
robocopy "c:\users\Barry\Documents" "g:\users\Barry\Documents" /e /mt:4 /tee /w:2 /xj
The 'My Documents' folder DOES get created and the folders/files get created/copied to 'g'.
Why does this work???
This is what I see when I open Explorer:
Thanks for any knowledge sharing......
Hi Epoc,
My Documents is one of those mystical junction points in Windows Explorer - its real name isn't 'My Documents', its actually just 'Documents', which is why your second version works just fine.
See below (notice the name in the bar at the top of the image).
Windows, what would we do without it.......
Thank you for the reply. (Your tutorial is actually what got me started using RoboCopy)
thought i would point out colin that the font color in the first two steps of the tutorial makes it unviewable with the sf black theme, try it and see what i mean.
i can see it by highlighting the area
Cheers Julian - I never noticed that before, but looking closer Step 1 and 2 are black, and the rest is the default? colour, whatever it is - it doesn't show in the box. I'll find out what it is and fix it.
EDIT: Fixed!
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