I have just started using xxcopy in the last few days. So far have managed to solve all problems except the last. I have been copying approx 300GB of...
... Further examination of the log indicates that it isn't only pdfs not copying over although 95% are pdf. The odd doc, html, exe also aren't copying. I am...
... There have been some occasional reports of similar problems with network copies since the release of vers 2.96.1 but I haven't seen anything by way of a...
I am testing as I type.There are some rather interesting observations about this issue. 1. Each time I run it it manages to copy an extra 10-15 files each...
Further testing with a small subset of the backup and using /V consistently fails copying the same 5 files (they happen to be the 5 largest between 100-200MB)....
I have just found that I am using 2.95.3 so it is an earlier version and theoretically shouldn't have network issues. But I will try 2.95.4 during the weekend....
Hello, I need to copy one file from multiple directories to a single directory. I've tried running the following command, but it copies the directory as well....
... OK, nice bit of detective work. I think these bits of info ... These two clues indicate to me that the problem is one of timing; possibly due to caching of...
... You need one of the /SG<x> switches to gather all the files into a single destination e.g. /SGN See xxcopy /sg/? for possible options. The options define...
I'm trying to use xxcopy16 to copy c:\io.sys to an a: diskette as a boot diskette. The program starts, but then it asks: "Overwrite (Y/N/A)". Is this asking...
... Yes, that prompt is almost certainly asking whether to overwrite the file. The prompt is Yes/No/All with the last meaning Yes to all further overwrite...
I pushed the wrong button in RealPlayer before I had a backup of my 500 audio CDs, and all the album/artist information is permanently lost. I now have a...
When searching for XXCOPY in the Yahoo Groups search function, the user is told that no such group exists. Then an ad for a competing product is displayed....
... I can't think of any easy way to do what you want with Xxcopy. However if a "dir /o:d" gives the correct groupings then it is relatively straightforward to...
Hi, I tested XXCOPY with version 2.95.3 and everything was ok. With my license code I got the version 2.96.2 and it brought up this error. Going back to...
... <snip> After my previous reply, it occurred to me that there is probably an easier way to resurrect the files and store them by their album name. Most bulk...
Garry: Thanks for the script! I'll work with it later today. With regard to the second post dealing with metadata in the file headers . . . that's the...
I tried to search the forum but all i found was information to go from hd to dvd. I would like to have xxcopy copy data from a DVD to the hard drive. I would...
Hi, I tried now beta version 2.96.5, but the error is still there. The error occures with files, which are opend by an other program to write in this file....
... In the past, the error reports with newer betatest versions were not specific --- until this post with the reference to the concurrent file access...
Hi, all: We have been puzzled with the "intermittent" nature of the problems some people reported with the new versions (v 2.96.x). Today, the message posted...
... Xxcopy has no mechanism to extract the volume name from the source volume but it can be done in batch as per the following. Adjust the source and dest...
I'm a senior systems administrator and am attempting to capture some data from a failing laptop harddrive. I have run hdd regen and spinrite on the drive to...
Tried leaving the harddrive in the freezer for a few hours and then re-trying? (thermal contraction of platters) Sometimes works a treat. Try it, if no good,...
Using XXcopy in WindowsXP task scheduler to back up an internal data HD to and external USB HD. Using the /Clone command in the target line of the task...
I recently started using xxcopy-2.95.3 with Windows-XP Pro. I noticed there are always the same 30-files which fail to be copied when I clone my C: drive to...
From: "jws1591" <jws1591@...> ... noticed ... clone ... these ... system ... While xxcopy will clone a win98 drive ok, after making it bootable via other...
Hi, in my opinion XXCOPY should follow the more conservative way. Even if some existing batch file will fail, but this is a problem of reading the change log,...
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