robocopy does hang on locked files. You can use the /r and /w switches to reduce the amount of retries (default is 1million I think) and wait time between retries. I almost always add /r:3 /w:5 3 retries at 5 second intervals. Thanks, Jake Gardner TTC Network Administrator Ext. 246
________________________________ From: Tom Miller [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 9:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: File replication query. Doesn't robocopy halt on open/locked files? I use it for non-user accessed files but have had problems on using it for files users access such as Word, Excel or databases. I use rsync on my Netware servers but it does have issues with directories with many files. I didn't know it was made for Windows too, I'll have to check that out. Here are two sites I've been looking into (have not used any products yet) www.2brightsparks.com www.hanselman.com - look in his blog about xcopy and other related utils. Tom Tom Miller Engineer, Information Technology Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board 757-788-0528 >>> Peter van Houten <[email protected]> 2/19/2009 1:41 PM >>> Well rsync is then "delta +" because it doesn't copy the changed (or difference) file, it only copies the actual difference: http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/features.html -- Peter van Houten On the 19/02/2009 20:28, lists wrote the following: > You are correct; it copies the entire file if changed. > > Cheers. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sam Cayze [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 12:22 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: File replication query. > > Really? Delta copy as in: only copies the changed portions of files? I > could have sworn it will re-copy the whole file if it has changed... > > This is why I opted for RSYNC about a year ago when I was looking to do > the same thing. > > Sam > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephan Barr [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > lists > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 12:07 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: File replication query. > > I don't know about 2008 but it does on 2003 and older. I use it to keep > files current between several VPN sites over T1 and less. Works like a > charm; restartable. > > Cheers. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sam Cayze [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 12:04 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: File replication query. > > Does robocopy support delta copies in the new flavors of windows yet? > If bandwidth is a concern, I might look for a solution that does. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephan Barr [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > lists > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 11:49 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: File replication query. > > robocopy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Roche [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 11:45 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: File replication query. > > I am looking to replicate a "file server" not everything will be > required to be replicated just certain directories. The servers are > windowd 2003 machines nothinh two compex going on as I stated. 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