Which is considered most appropriate? XXCOPY C:\ f:\clone /CLONE Can I add: "XXcopy c:\ f:\clone /clone/h/bu/ff" or are the h, bu and ff switches unnecessary...
... Robert in my opinion /clone is the most misused option of xxcopy. I suspect that's because casual users hear the wrong things about it in other forums, or...
... Hi Robert, /clone and /bu are identical except that /clone deletes extra files in the destination that no longer exist in the source. /clone creates a...
I recently started using the /PB switch to display the "Progress Bar". What an excellent option! I would like to suggest a couple of additional switches for...
I just downloaded the latest version of xxcopy and am Running Win 2000 Pro. I am trying to copy my i386 floder from my CD drive[E:] to my HHD [C:]. I am a...
... Just drop the *.* wildcards in the destination so your command line is: xxcopy E:\i386\*.* C:\i386\ /s/e And it should work. However the *.*, while ok to...
Thanks Guys. After using xxcopy for a few weeks and with your recent simple yet excellent explanations I moreso understand the issue between clone and backup...
... Hello Garry, I use /clone often, mainly to backup to rewritable DVD or an external USB hard disk using scheduled tasks. I have found it very useful for ...
I had the same need as your request for a window name. I started using the "title" command before each xxcopy operation in my batch file to change the title of...
Yes, I do that too - I give my batch file windows a relevant title. I run 3 batch files at start-up time and one of them calls xxcopy about 12 times, so I'd...
... I tend to use the Title command myself but then I don't use /pb much so this is probably less relevant if using the progress bar. Instead of having...
Hi, I cloned partition 1 (the system partition: Win XP Pro SP2) of a Maxtor 40GB HD to partition 1 (quite a bit larger than the source) of another Maxtor 40GB...
Hi, I am kind of a neophyte, so please bear with me. I inherited an NT4.0 SP6 Workstation system, which was working fine until a couple of weeks ago when the...
... OK, XXCLONE did exactly what I needed. Alas, when the E-Machines power supply fried itself and the mobo, it also corrupted part of the hard disk, so the...
... Yes, NT4 can be repaired by inserting the CDROM. If the CD is setup to be bootable you can boot from the CD and will run setup. Otherwise run Setup from...
Hi Garry, Thanks for your reply. If I could put what you know in a bottle and sell it, I'd make a fortune! I've got the "cmdow" utility, modified my batch file...
... Glad to have been of help. Next time Kan is updating xxcopy, we should both try to remind him that this functionality would be useful as a /pb option. I'm...
Hope someone can help me - trying to run a xxcopy to copy data to a different location if the last access date is older than 18 months. Can anyone help ?...
Hi all, I'm not sure if this is still the site for XXClone or if it has it's own group now. But I have a question about XXClone. I installed Windows XP Home...
Disk management shows things differently than earlier versions of the OS. The active flag means that the system should search the drive for boot information....
... The last accessed timestamp is a pretty unreliable indicator of file activty (see discussion at http://www.xxcopy.com/xxcopy15.htm). However if you do want...
i dont realy understand this stuff pls send me more details thanks people __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam?...
Wow! I think we've got our very first Yahoo group troll! ... From: twist colione To: xxcopy@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 5:25 PM Subject:...
Garry wrote: <snip> ... Well, I almost forgot what I wrote back in year 2000. I just went back and re-read the article myself. While the observations that I...
... Hi Kan, Whilst I agree that the last access timestamp can have some uses, I think I still agree with your original assessment that it "seems nearly useless...
... Garry, thank you for pointing out the "flaw" of my logic in the explanation of the hypersync algorithm in relation to the Last-Access timestamp. I was...
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