Guest LB Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 I have 2 folders on 1 hard drive (D:), one containing over 1300 files and another smaller folderI have a backup drive (E:)that is not used although it is permenantly connected.The backup drive (E:) is basically a mirror image of the main storage drive (D:)My question is :- Is there an easy way to synchronize D: and E: without running a full backup? Certain files change, are added to or move location on D: and I would like to reflect these changes on E: without having to backup every day.any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spikeychris Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 How about Xcopy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LB Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 How about Xcopy?could you possibly elaborate a little more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spikeychris Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 Sorry. Something like this enter xcopy "D:\My Documents\*.*" E:\transfer /d /y /sXcopy instructionsThe above is info is to send to another machine but it will work on separate drives.Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LB Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 thanks chris, i tried the xcopy but all it does is flash up a dos window for a split second and the nothing.....i tried doing a bit of research on xcopy on google but no other help was forthcoming.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spikeychris Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 What OS are you running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LB Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 XP professional Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spikeychris Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 XP Pro Xcopy directions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spikeychris Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 To see the options from cmd type "xcopy /?" and theres Xcopy.comChris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 Breifcase? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LB Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 thanks for the link chris, have run the command, a bit more joy to be had this time, it backs up the first folder and ignores the second one (the main one i need backed up daily)i have tried all sorts of combinations but with no luckhave tried so far.....xcopy d: e: /s /excopy d:/*.* e: /s /excopy d:/foldername/*.* e: /s /epowerless, briefcase wouldn't be much help as i am trying to go from hdd to hdd and there is no removable media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spikeychris Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 If you mean briefcase then yeah its a good idea ;) ;) One way of learning is to use Xcopy to backup the reg You can manually copy the SYSTEM.DAT and USER.DAT files by moving to the Windows directory and typing XCOPY *.DAT A: /HYou can replace A: with whatever drive and directory you want to backup the files. Both should fit on a floppyChris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spikeychris Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 If you mean briefcase then yeah its a good idea ;) ;) One way of learning is to use Xcopy to backup the reg You can manually copy the SYSTEM.DAT and USER.DAT files by moving to the Windows directory and typing XCOPY *.DAT A: /HYou can replace A: with whatever drive and directory you want to backup the files. Both should fit on a floppyChris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spikeychris Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 Twice??? anyway..Have you run two commands as the second file/folder will need to be told it is being copied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LB Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 If you mean briefcase then yeah its a good idea ;) ;) One way of learning is to use Xcopy to backup the reg You can manually copy the SYSTEM.DAT and USER.DAT files by moving to the Windows directory and typing XCOPY *.DAT A: /HYou can replace A: with whatever drive and directory you want to backup the files. Both should fit on a floppyChrisi'm slightly lost here chris, we have moved into the realms of the registry and although i'm not averse to tinkering at all and am not afraid to try anything, am a bit unsure what to do here!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spikeychris Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 You've got it sussed now, it was just to practice with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LB Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 Twice??? anyway..Have you run two commands as the second file/folder will need to be told it is being copied.yeah, tried that with xcopy d:/foldername/*.* e: /s /e but it did nothing at all!!this is where i am getting a bit stuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spikeychris Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 xcopy D:\foldername E:\foldername /s /e(the /s = copy subdirectories)(the /e = copy empty subdirectories)It will ask if the "foldername" on the target is a file or directory. AnswerE:/ for directory and thefolder(directory), and all it's contents will be copied.Have to say its been a while since I palyed with DOS :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LB Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 copied the above to the letter and still no joy, even added a \*.* after the foldername just in case but non luck!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spikeychris Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 OK. Xcopy has its limitations, it wont copy long file names and Xcopy thinks on the same lines as my wife..size matters. XXcopy a stonking little prog will help sort out your probs.Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spikeychris Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 If you want to copy a folder called 'worddocs' from D drive to a not-yet-created new folder called 'backupdocs' on the E drive, the command to issue would be:xxcopy d:\worddocs\ e:\backupdocs\If you wanted to back up your entire 'my documents' folder (including subdirectories) from your D drive to a folder called 'mydocsbackup' on your E drive. The command to issue would be:xxcopy "c:\my documents" d:\mydocsbackup\ /S/H Note the exclamation marksChris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 Ever heard of copy and paste :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LB Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 Is there an easy way to synchronize D: and E: without running a full backup? Certain files change, are added to or move location on D: and I would like to reflect these changes on E: without having to backup every day.8 gig a day is alot to copy and paste :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 Takes my computer about 5 mins to shift 8gigs. :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spikeychris Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 Powerless :D If you want to clone the entire drive then bang this command inxxcopy d:\ e:\ /CLONEThis switch will copy the contents of the D drive over to the E drive. If it says its missing files then run it again and it drags them over. You might also get an error saying it can't copy the paging file then thats fine, ignore it, its just the virtual memory swap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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