Err! xxcopy from? to? options? JimB
----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Christie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 6:34 AM Subject: Re: HARD:New drive set up > Well - a week and a half later. I downloaded xxcopy, booted from D drive > (partition), installed it on D drive, and ran it from D. The log at the end > had 138 files copy failed, after copying 91,633 out of 91,771 files > examined. Any idea why the 138 failed? > > Al > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wayne Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 7:07 AM > Subject: Re: HARD:New drive set up > > > > At 01:48 AM 1/27/2006, Al Christie typed: > > >My question is, can I use the Xcopy E: F:\E_stuff > > >/r/i/c/h/k/e/y to make a copy of E. > > > > OBTW there is a better xcopy out there in cyberland called xxcopy > > <http://www.xxcopy.com/index.htm> which keeps short filenames > > straight which xcopy may not do such in a case where one might have > > many files or folders that start out with the same first part of the > > name. I have 14 folders that start with Microsoft ..... & in certain > > situations the short filenames can get fubarred but xxcopy prevents > > short filenames from becoming a problem. I even include xxcopy in all > > my XpPe compilations. FWIW it's freeware & use all the same switches > > as xcopy & then some which makes it great for other tasks as well > > especially in script/batch files. > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > WIN-HOME Archives: http://PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM/archives/WIN-HOME.html > Contact the List Owner about anything: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page > http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html > > -- ---------------------------------------- WIN-HOME Archives: http://PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM/archives/WIN-HOME.html Contact the List Owner about anything: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html
