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Robocopy Essential Params
Syntax
Robocopy [SourceDir] [DestDir] [/Options]
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SourceDir Source directory
DestDir Destination Directory
Options One or more of the list below
Recursion
/E |
Copies all subdirectories (including empty ones). |
/S |
Copies subdirectories (excluding empty ones). |
Exclusions
/XF file [file] |
Excludes files with the specified names, paths, or wildcard characters. |
/XD dir [dir] |
Excludes directories with the specified names, paths, or wildcard characters. |
Indicators & Log
/LOG:file |
Redirects output to the specified file, overwriting the file if it already exists. |
/LOG+:file |
Redirects output to the specified file, appending it to the file if it already exists. |
/NP |
Turns off copy progress indicator (% copied). |
/TEE |
Displays output in the console window, in addition to directing it to the log file specified by /LOG
or /LOG+
. |
Retry Parameters
/R:n |
Specifies the number of retries on failed copies. (The default is 1 million.) |
/W:n |
Specifies the wait time between retries. (The default is 30 seconds.) |
Mirror Parameters
/PURGE |
Deletes destination files and directories that no longer exist in the source. |
/MIR |
Mirrors a directory tree (equivalent to running both /E
and /PURGE
). |
/CREATE |
Creates a directory tree structure containing zero-length files only (that is, no file data is copied). |
/SEC |
Copies NTFS security information. (Source and destination volumes must both be NTFS). Equivalent to /COPY:DATS
. |
/NOCOPY |
Copies Nothing. Can be useful with /PURGE
. |
Move instead of Copy
/MOV |
Moves files (that is, deletes source files after copying). |
/MOVE |
Moves files and directories (that is, deletes source files and directories after copying). |
Additional Info
This is only part of the available commands, but enough to get out of many unpleasant situations.
For a full list of commands, refer to Robocopy.doc |
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