Syncback looks interesting. Thanks
On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 11:48 AM, Steve Kradel <[email protected]> wrote: > Robocopy is great, but Syncback might be worth a look in this case > also. IIRC it can perform md5/sha1/etc. file consistency checks after > a copy, retry, etc., and is easy to configure. > > On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 2:12 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > > Definitely not as reliable as robocopy, in my experience. > > > > Kurt > > > > On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 10:49 AM, Tigran K <[email protected]> wrote: > >> He was saying we should use just plain old copy. > >> > >> -T > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Matthew W. Ross < > [email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> I have never had a problem with Robocopy. It did exactly what I told > it to > >>> do and gave me detailed information on what it did. I could not ask > for more > >>> from a command line copy utility. > >>> > >>> I'm sensing that your Boss has a bias, perhaps due to a bad experience > he > >>> had previously. If so, what does _he_ recommend? > >>> > >>> Maybe he has some awesome software I've never heard of. (It wouldn't be > >>> the first time!) > >>> > >>> > >>> --Matt Ross > >>> Ephrata School District > >>> > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: Tom Miller > >>> [mailto:[email protected]] > >>> To: NT System Admin Issues > >>> [mailto:[email protected]] > >>> Sent: Mon, 04 Feb 2013 > >>> 09:08:33 -0800 > >>> Subject: RE: Robocopy reliability > >>> > >>> > >>> > I've used it many times for file migration moves and even for > >>> > permissions > >>> > copies. Just this past weekend I migrated a pretty complex old > Windows > >>> > 2008 > >>> > server shared to Windows 2008 R2 this past weekend. I didn't copy > >>> > permissions since they were a mess. > >>> > > >>> > The only errors I've seen were my own, usually syntax or spelling. > >>> > > >>> > What are you trying to do? > >>> > > >>> > From: Tigran K [mailto:[email protected]] > >>> > Sent: Monday, February 04, 2013 11:34 AM > >>> > To: NT System Admin Issues > >>> > Subject: Robocopy reliability > >>> > > >>> > Having a discussion with the boss on how we should do something I > >>> > suggested > >>> > robocopy. His reply was a strict "NO". Reasoning was that it's not > >>> > reliable. > >>> > He said "I've seen it break". > >>> > > >>> > So my question is have you seen it break? Is robocopy any more or > less > >>> > reliable than built in copy? I did point out that robocopy is built > in > >>> > to > >>> > windows as well at least for Windows7. Didn't seem to help. > >>> > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
