on winxp sp2 how can i copy or move a folder from one hard
drive to another and retain the original date modified?
--david

On 20 Dec, 16:30, J David Ellis <nos...@home.org> wrote:
> on winxp sp2 how can i copy or move a folder from one hard
> drive to another and retain the original date modified?
> --david

I'm 99% certain that Robocopy (Windows resource kit) has an option to
keep date/time stamps unchanged.

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> On 20 Dec, 16:30, J David Ellis <nos...@home.org> wrote:
>> on winxp sp2 how can i copy or move a folder from one hard
>> drive to another and retain the original date modified?
>> --david
>
> I'm 99% certain that Robocopy (Windows resource kit) has an option to
> keep date/time stamps unchanged.

Make that 100%.

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
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>> On 20 Dec, 16:30, J David Ellis <nos...@home.org> wrote:
>>> on winxp sp2 how can i copy or move a folder from one hard
>>> drive to another and retain the original date modified?
>>> --david
>> I'm 99% certain that Robocopy (Windows resource kit) has an option to
>> keep date/time stamps unchanged.
>
> Make that 100%.
>
>
After installing the Microsoft Robocopy GUI and searching
'Microsoft Robocopy GUI Users Guide.doc', I'm unable to find
an option to copy folder date modified (and date created) in
either the documentation or in the GUI 'copy options' tab.
Any suggestions on how to find this capability in Robocopy?
--David

J David Ellis wrote:

> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
>
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>
>>> On 20 Dec, 16:30, J David Ellis <nos...@home.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> on winxp sp2 how can i copy or move a folder from one hard
>>>> drive to another and retain the original date modified?
>>>> --david
>>>
>>> I'm 99% certain that Robocopy (Windows resource kit) has an option to
>>> keep date/time stamps unchanged.
>>
>>
>> Make that 100%.
>>
> After installing the Microsoft Robocopy GUI and searching 'Microsoft
> Robocopy GUI Users Guide.doc', I'm unable to find an option to copy
> folder date modified (and date created) in either the documentation or
> in the GUI 'copy options' tab. Any suggestions on how to find this
> capability in Robocopy?
> --David

It should be in there somewhere, look harder. I know that with the
command line version you can preserve timestamps with the
/COPY:copyflag[s] or /COPYALL options.

John

"J David Ellis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:407ce963-42f2-4552-9b7c-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> On 20 Dec, 16:30, J David Ellis <nos...@home.org> wrote:
>>>> on winxp sp2 how can i copy or move a folder from one hard
>>>> drive to another and retain the original date modified?
>>>> --david
>>> I'm 99% certain that Robocopy (Windows resource kit) has an option to
>>> keep date/time stamps unchanged.
>>
>> Make that 100%.
> After installing the Microsoft Robocopy GUI and searching 'Microsoft
> Robocopy GUI Users Guide.doc', I'm unable to find an option to copy folder
> date modified (and date created) in either the documentation or in the
> GUI 'copy options' tab. Any suggestions on how to find this capability in
> Robocopy?
> --David

I use the command line version of robocopy. A quick look at
its help file tells me this:
/COPY:copyflag[s] :: what to COPY (default is /COPYAT).
(copyflags : D=Data, A=Attributes, T=Timestamps).
(S=Security=NTFS ACLs, O=Owner info, U=aUditing
info).

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
> "J David Ellis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
>>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>>> On 20 Dec, 16:30, J David Ellis <nos...@home.org> wrote:
>>>>> on winxp sp2 how can i copy or move a folder from one hard
>>>>> drive to another and retain the original date modified?
>>>>> --david
>>>> I'm 99% certain that Robocopy (Windows resource kit) has an option to
>>>> keep date/time stamps unchanged.
>>> Make that 100%.
>> After installing the Microsoft Robocopy GUI and searching 'Microsoft
>> Robocopy GUI Users Guide.doc', I'm unable to find an option to copy folder
>> date modified (and date created) in either the documentation or in the
>> GUI 'copy options' tab. Any suggestions on how to find this capability in
>> Robocopy?
>> --David
>
> I use the command line version of robocopy. A quick look at
> its help file tells me this:
> /COPY:copyflag[s] :: what to COPY (default is /COPYAT).
> (copyflags : D=Data, A=Attributes, T=Timestamps).
> (S=Security=NTFS ACLs, O=Owner info, U=aUditing
> info).
>
>
This copies the file timestamps but does not copy the folder
timestamps. Any other suggestions?

lucasorion wrote:
> try using /dcopy:T to copy timestamps of folders from source to
> destination. Do the data transfer first, then run it again only using
> the /dcopy:T switch to fix the folders' modified dates.
>
>
I do not use RoboCopy, but maybe synctoy 21. might serve you
better.
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

lucasorion replies two years too late:

> try using /dcopy:T to copy timestamps of folders from source to
> destination. Do the data transfer first, then run it again only using
> the /dcopy:T switch to fix the folders' modified dates.

Google Groups copy of old thread: http://preview.tinyurl.com/yzl6qoa

You are replying to a 2-YEAR OLD thread. Notice the datestamps.

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> try using /dcopy:T to copy timestamps of folders from source to
> destination. Do the data transfer first, then run it again only using
> the /dcopy:T switch to fix the folders' modified dates.

You're responding to a 2-year old post.