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| Thread ID: 70548 | 2006-07-07 02:14:00 | XP Batch file > copying files over network | jermsie (6820) | Press F1 |
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| 469160 | 2006-07-07 02:14:00 | I would like to know how to write a batch file to copy whole directories of files across the network to another computer (or external drive connected to it). I saw my brother do it when copying stuff to my machine but that was a long time ago. And sites that could be of help directly related? |
jermsie (6820) | ||
| 469161 | 2006-07-07 04:31:00 | Well now, that depends on the network, Novell you can use ncopy, windows network u can use xcopy, both will keep rights and archive info. Normal copy does neither. For options, use the /? switch after the executable to get list of syntax. Create a file with notepad and sav with .bat extension. There is also a program called robocopy(?) with I think has a GUI if not good with command lines. |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 469162 | 2006-07-07 04:56:00 | I'd use Syncback (www.2brightsparks.com) or MS SyncToy (www.microsoft.com) or set up rsync for Windows.... |
gibler (49) | ||
| 469163 | 2006-07-07 05:17:00 | This is a command I use in a batch file for doing exactly what you want. xcopy "source" "destination" /s /y /c /h /r /k /o /q I can't remember exactly what each switch does, but you can look them up at the command prompt with xcopy /? both source and destination can be either local paths (eg c:\path) or network paths (eg \\server\path) if either the source or destiantion folders contain long names or spaces, ensure you put quotes around the full path. |
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