Batch Moving Files

[anon]

Anyone know if there a MOVE function similar to XCOPY in
windows - or can u suggest a different "explorer shell" alternative that
offers a skip/ignore option when file transfers strike an error???

Within windows, if moving a batch of files (from within explorer) strikes an
error - it simply spits out a simple error message, with OK. Once you hit
OK, you must re-highlight the remaining files and drag/drop again.

VERY tedious when I have a failing hard drive I am trying to transfer files
from,
with several thousand individual files - and it seems many corrupted ones -
to interrupt proceedings.

I tried to do XCOPY from within command prompt, with the ignore errors
switch
but this can be a bit risky, as i must then go back later and delete all the
original files from the
damaged disk, and if an external error occurs (which is exempt from the
ignore errors switch)
then i could end up deleting files that were not successfully copied across.

I would prefer to MOVE them, so that i know exactly what files remain on the
original disk
and which have moved across

Any thoughts anybody???

Thanx & Merry Xmas

 

[Diogenes41]

-----Original Message-----
Anyone know if there a MOVE function similar to XCOPY in
windows - or can u suggest a different "explorer shell" alternative that
offers a skip/ignore option when file transfers strike an error???

Within windows, if moving a batch of files (from within explorer) strikes an
error - it simply spits out a simple error message, with OK. Once you hit
OK, you must re-highlight the remaining files and drag/drop again.

VERY tedious when I have a failing hard drive I am trying to transfer files
from,
with several thousand individual files - and it seems many corrupted ones -
to interrupt proceedings.

I tried to do XCOPY from within command prompt, with the ignore errors
switch
but this can be a bit risky, as i must then go back later and delete all the
original files from the
damaged disk, and if an external error occurs (which is exempt from the
ignore errors switch)
then i could end up deleting files that were not successfully copied across.

I would prefer to MOVE them, so that i know exactly what files remain on the
original disk
and which have moved across

Any thoughts anybody???

Thanx & Merry Xmas


Try robocopy.exe.
.

 

[anon]

thanx Diogenes..... any suggestions where i can find robocopy ???
is it part of windows, or where can i d/l it?

 

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

Anyone know if there a MOVE function similar to XCOPY in
windows - or can u suggest a different "explorer shell" alternative that
offers a skip/ignore option when file transfers strike an error???

Hi

In a command prompt (Start/Run and then cmd.exe), run this command:

move /?


Alternatively, look at robocopy.exe in the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit.

Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&DisplayLang=en

(The kit will install on WinXP or later)

 

[Matt Coy]

Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit. After installation, open a command prompt
and type robocopy. Be sure to check the documentation as well.

 

[Battleax]

As far as leaving files on a failing harddrive, don't worry about it, just
destroy the drive when done.