Re: Keeping file and folder date attributes on copy/move

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harikeo wrote:
John Smith wrote:

Is that a GUI or command line tool?

By default it's command line but there is a GUI for Robocopy
The GUI is a bit buggy.

Phil
So the command line to copy all files from D:\Files to E:\Files, keeping all attributes is simply "robocopy D:\Files E:\Files"? or are there secret switches that need to be added also?
I notice that "robocopy D:\Files E:\" will only copy the contents of the Files directory to E and not the Files directory itself?

And again "robocopy D:\Files E:\Stuff" will copy the contents of the Files directory but not the directory itself? Essentially I am looking to create E:\Stuff\Files while keeping the original attributes from "Files" on D.
I had a squint at Wikipedia - <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robocopy>

Anything there of use?

Nice link, Wiki's amazing, I had no idea there was a multi_threaded copy switch for Windows 7. Anyway the following command line switch copies directory timestamps -

/DCOPY:T
Yeah, but when copying D:\Files to E:\Stuff, using "robocopy D:\Files E:\Stuff", only the contents of D:\Files is copied, not the D:\Files directory. Of course I can create it, as in "robocopy D:\Files E:\Stuff\Files" but the timestamp is of the current date and time which defeats the point of using robocopy. Also, on reading the help files, it seems the default is to copy timestamps (/COPY:DAT) so you don't need to use the switch to do it.
If I understand what you are trying to do correctly this should work.
robocopy D:\files E:\Stuff /COPYALL /E /R:0/DCOPY:T
It doesn't seem to like the /R:0/DCOPY:T part.

ERROR : Invalid Parameter #5 "/R:0/DCOPY:T"
You need to separate options with a space, so that line should be:
robocopy D:\files E:\Stuff /COPYALL /E /R:0 /DCOPY:T
Nope, threw its toys out with ERROR : Invalid Parameter #6 "/DCOPY:T"


Works fine for me. Run robocopy /? and check the version. Mine is XP026

Phil

It is XP10 - Downloaded from the Microsoft website together with the Server 2003 resource pack. Where do I get the latest version?



It's a bit odd, but the latest version I know of is the one that comes bundled with the gui. See:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2006.11.utilityspotlight.aspx

Phil
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