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For those interested here are a couple of script files that can make using Robocopy to do extensive file operations quite easy.This example is for copying specific files and files newer than 6 months for a Windows user profile from one location to another.Some file exclusions were added more for. Something like robocopy for mac? Something like robocopy for mac? A read-only archive of old serato.com help threads. Something like robocopy for mac? Scratch Live. Version - Hardware. Ortofon Serato S-120. Computer - OS. Platform-JohnB 6:01 AM - 3 April, 2006. Sounds like robocopy will allow me to update my backup drive. Trying to copy folders and files from an Mac os server to Windows server 2012 over a LAN. Would like to use Robocopy to copy the files over first and then run an differential copy.
If you want to copy a lot of files faster and more reliably, you need a better solution, such as Robocopy. Robocopy (Robust File Copy) is a command-line tool built into Windows 10, but it’s been around for years, and it’s a powerful and flexible tool to migrate files extremely fast. We have a Synology that was used to store MAC and Windows files. We have had to copy a large folder that may have had Mac and Windows files and in the process a few sub-folders were missed. We tried to manually copy with Windows copy, Robocopy and Teracopy the missed folders and it looked like. Hi, Thanks for your post. have had Mac and Windows.
Summary
If you mistakenly delete some important files using Robocopy command, you still have a chance to restore them. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard can recover files deleted by Robocopy /MIR command.
PAGE CONTENT:
- How Microsoft's Robocopy Syntax Copies/Deletes Files
- Recover Data Deleted by Robocopy /MIR Command
Robocopy (Robust File Copy) is a command-line file copy utility that comes with Windows Vista / Windows 2008 or newer. Until Vista, Robocopy was a part of Windows Resource Kit Tools. Unlike normal copy commands, Robocopy is designed for a reliable copy or mirroring while maintaining the permissions, attributes, owner information, timestamps and properties of the objects copied.
How Microsoft's Robocopy Syntax Copies/Deletes Files
1. To copy the contents of C:UserFolder to C:FolderBackup:
Robocopy C:UserFolder C:FolderBackup
2. To copy all contents including empty directories of source folder to destination folder:
Robocopy C:SourceDir C:DestDir /E
![Robocopy Robocopy](/uploads/1/3/3/9/133917377/689329464.gif)
3. List only files larger than 32 Mbytes(33553332 bytes) in size:
Robocopy.exe c:sourceFolder d:targetfolder /min:33553332 /l
Note: /l - will list files matching the criteria. if /l is omitted, files matching the criteria will be copied to the target location
4. Move files over 14 days old:
ROBOCOPY C:SourceFoldern D:DestinationFolder /move /minage:14
5. Mirror directory excl. deletion:
Robocopy 'C:Folder' 'Machine2Folder' /MIR /XD server2 directorydir2'
- Notice:
- Use the /MIR option with caution - it has the ability to delete a file from both the source and destination under certain conditions. This typically occurs if a file/folder in the destination has been deleted, causing ROBOCOPY to mirror the source to the destination. The result is that the same files in the source folder are also deleted. To avoid this situation, never delete any files/folders from the destination - delete them from the source, and then run the backup to mirror the destination to the source.
Recover Data Deleted by Robocopy /MIR Command
If you mistakenly delete some important files using Robocopy/MIR command, you still have a chance to get them back. Robocopy doesn't have any type of 'undo' capability. And you cannot restore deleted files from recycle bin. The only thing you can try is to recover deleted files using third-party data recovery software.
EaseUS disk data recovery software is recommended for its powerful data recovery capability. It recovers deleted files and folders on your computer/laptop hard drive, externally connected USB flash drive or micro SD card. No matter how you get your files lost, you can get them back as long as the partition is unharmed physically. Download the powerful software now, and get back data deleted by Robocopy /MIR command.
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard recovers deleted files and folders on your computer/laptop hard drive, externally connected USB flash drive or micro SD card by scanning all over its storage unit, and the overall process of searching for and finding the deleted items is done as follows.
Step 1. Specify a location: is it a local hard drive disk or a removable storage device from which the files were deleted? Choose the exact file location and then click the Scanbutton.
Step 2. Scan the entire storage device: it's a critical step for EaseUS file recovery software to search for lost data as much as possible. Soon you should see a quick scan result called 'Deleted files' appears. That's where all deleted files and folders were kept.
Step 3. Preview files and recover:in the 'Deleted files', find the wanted files by following its file paths. Or, you can use the 'Filter' feature to locate the abandoned files quickly. Double-click the data allows you to preview its entirety.
At last, choose all target files and click the 'Recover' button to save them to a secure location or device. Click 'OK' to complete the process.
Never forget to check all the scan results in each tab for deleted files. The 'Extra Files' part is very hopeful for the recovery of files that have lost names and file paths after deletion.
-->Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8
Copies file data.
Syntax
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
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<Source> | Specifies the path to the source directory. |
<Destination> | Specifies the path to the destination directory. |
<File> | Specifies the file or files to be copied. You can use wildcard characters (* or ?), if you want. If the File parameter is not specified, *.* is used as the default value. |
<Options> | Specifies options to be used with the robocopy command. |
Copy options
Option | Description | ||
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/s | Copies subdirectories. Note that this option excludes empty directories. | ||
/e | Copies subdirectories. Note that this option includes empty directories. For additional information, see Remarks. | ||
/lev:<N> | Copies only the top N levels of the source directory tree. | ||
/z | Copies files in Restart mode. | ||
/b | Copies files in Backup mode. | ||
/zb | Uses Restart mode. If access is denied, this option uses Backup mode. | ||
/efsraw | Copies all encrypted files in EFS RAW mode. | ||
/copy:<CopyFlags> | Specifies the file properties to be copied. The following are the valid values for this option: D Data A Attributes T Time stamps S NTFS access control list (ACL) O Owner information U Auditing information The default value for CopyFlags is DAT (data, attributes, and time stamps). | ||
/dcopy:T | Copies directory time stamps. | ||
/sec | Copies files with security (equivalent to /copy:DAT). | ||
/copyall | Copies all file information (equivalent to /copy:DATSOU). | ||
/nocopy | Copies no file information (useful with /purge). | ||
/secfix | Fixes file security on all files, even skipped ones. | ||
/timfix | Fixes file times on all files, even skipped ones. | ||
/purge | Deletes destination files and directories that no longer exist in the source. For additional information, see Remarks. | ||
/mir | Mirrors a directory tree (equivalent to /e plus /purge). For additional information, see Remarks. | ||
/mov | Moves files, and deletes them from the source after they are copied. | ||
/move | Moves files and directories, and deletes them from the source after they are copied. | ||
/a+:[RASHCNET] | Adds the specified attributes to copied files. | ||
/a-:[RASHCNET] | Removes the specified attributes from copied files. | ||
/create | Creates a directory tree and zero-length files only. | ||
/fat | Creates destination files by using 8.3 character-length FAT file names only. | ||
/256 | Turns off support for very long paths (longer than 256 characters). | ||
/mon:<N> | Monitors the source, and runs again when more than N changes are detected. | ||
/mot:<M> | Monitors source, and runs again in M minutes if changes are detected. | ||
/MT[:N] | Creates multi-threaded copies with N threads. N must be an integer between 1 and 128. The default value for N is 8. The /MT parameter cannot be used with the /IPG and /EFSRAW parameters. Redirect output using /LOG option for better performance.
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/rh:hhmm-hhmm | Specifies run times when new copies may be started. | ||
/pf | Checks run times on a per-file (not per-pass) basis. | ||
/ipg:n | Specifies the inter-packet gap to free bandwidth on slow lines. | ||
/sl | Copies the symbolic link instead of the target. |
Important
When using the /SECFIX copy option, specify the type of security information you want to copy by also using one of these additional copy options:/COPYALL/COPY:O/COPY:S/COPY:U/SEC
File selection options
Option | Description |
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/a | Copies only files for which the Archive attribute is set. |
Copies only files for which the Archive attribute is set, and resets the Archive attribute. | |
/ia:[RASHCNETO] | Includes only files for which any of the specified attributes are set. |
/xa:[RASHCNETO] | Excludes files for which any of the specified attributes are set. |
/xf <FileName>[ ..] | Excludes files that match the specified names or paths. Note that FileName can include wildcard characters (* and ?). |
/xd <Directory>[ ..] | Excludes directories that match the specified names and paths. |
/xct | Excludes changed files. |
/xn | Excludes newer files. |
/xo | Excludes older files. |
/xx | Excludes extra files and directories. |
/xl | Excludes 'lonely' files and directories. |
/is | Includes the same files. |
/it | Includes 'tweaked' files. |
/max:<N> | Specifies the maximum file size (to exclude files bigger than N bytes). |
/min:<N> | Specifies the minimum file size (to exclude files smaller than N bytes). |
/maxage:<N> | Specifies the maximum file age (to exclude files older than N days or date). |
/minage:<N> | Specifies the minimum file age (exclude files newer than N days or date). |
/maxlad:<N> | Specifies the maximum last access date (excludes files unused since N). |
/minlad:<N> | Specifies the minimum last access date (excludes files used since N) If N is less than 1900, N specifies the number of days. Otherwise, N specifies a date in the format YYYYMMDD. |
/xj | Excludes junction points, which are normally included by default. |
/fft | Assumes FAT file times (two-second precision). |
/dst | Compensates for one-hour DST time differences. |
/xjd | Excludes junction points for directories. |
/xjf | Excludes junction points for files. |
Retry options
Option | Description |
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/r:<N> | Specifies the number of retries on failed copies. The default value of N is 1,000,000 (one million retries). |
/w:<N> | Specifies the wait time between retries, in seconds. The default value of N is 30 (wait time 30 seconds). |
/reg | Saves the values specified in the /r and /w options as default settings in the registry. |
/tbd | Specifies that the system will wait for share names to be defined (retry error 67). |
Logging options
Option | Description |
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/l | Specifies that files are to be listed only (and not copied, deleted, or time stamped). |
/x | Reports all extra files, not just those that are selected. |
/v | Produces verbose output, and shows all skipped files. |
/ts | Includes source file time stamps in the output. |
/fp | Includes the full path names of the files in the output. |
/bytes | Prints sizes, as bytes. |
/ns | Specifies that file sizes are not to be logged. |
/nc | Specifies that file classes are not to be logged. |
/nfl | Specifies that file names are not to be logged. |
/ndl | Specifies that directory names are not to be logged. |
/np | Specifies that the progress of the copying operation (the number of files or directories copied so far) will not be displayed. |
/eta | Shows the estimated time of arrival (ETA) of the copied files. |
/log:<LogFile> | Writes the status output to the log file (overwrites the existing log file). |
/log+:<LogFile> | Writes the status output to the log file (appends the output to the existing log file). |
/unicode | Displays the status output as Unicode text. |
/unilog:<LogFile> | Writes the status output to the log file as Unicode text (overwrites the existing log file). |
/unilog+:<LogFile> | Writes the status output to the log file as Unicode text (appends the output to the existing log file). |
/tee | Writes the status output to the console window, as well as to the log file. |
/njh | Specifies that there is no job header. |
/njs | Specifies that there is no job summary. |
Robocopy Mac Files
Job options
Option | Description |
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/job:<JobName> | Specifies that parameters are to be derived from the named job file. |
/save:<JobName> | Specifies that parameters are to be saved to the named job file. |
/quit | Quits after processing command line (to view parameters). |
/nosd | Windscribe for macbook pro. Indicates that no source directory is specified. |
/nodd | Indicates that no destination directory is specified. |
/if | Includes the specified files. |
![Robocopy Robocopy](/uploads/1/3/3/9/133917377/323109080.png)
Robocopy Mac To Windows
Remarks
Robocopy For Mac Os
- The /mir option is equivalent to the /e plus /purge options with one small difference in behavior:
- With the /e plus /purge options, if the destination directory exists, the destination directory security settings are not overwritten.
- With the /mir option, if the destination directory exists, the destination directory security settings are overwritten.