command syntax ?

[jim sturtz]

i did an xcopy command from the root of my c:\ (boot) drive to a folder on
another drive in order to do a backup.

i expected that any open programs would not copy.

however, i found that some entire folders in my 'documents and settings'
didnt copy, even tho i am the administrator of the machine.

i know that 'security' issues can prevent another network user from not
seeing/copying stuff but why did it miss letting me copy my own stuff?

thanks.

jim

 

[Michael Burk [MSFT]]

Which folders and files were specifically not copied? Some of the files
under "Documents and Settings" are open for your login while you are logged
in. I would suggest trying to copy your folder with a different Admin
account so that the files are closed.

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[Steve Nielsen]

At cmd prompt type xcopy /? for the list of command line switches. If
you didn't specify /e then empty directories would not be copied.
Perhaps that is what has occured.

Steve

 

[Squire]

Hi, Jim,

If you change to the folder you want copied, and type
xcopy *.*/s location and name of new folder
It should copy all the files and subfolders to the new address
and
Try this simple command at the root prompt to copy a whole disk:
C:\xcopy /h/i/c/k/e/r/y D:\ (assuming d: is the correct drive)

This will duplicate the first drive, but it doesn't make it bootable.

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Squire - and Jim.

I usually use switches /c/h/e/r/k. That copies everything EXCEPT the boot
sector (which is not a "file", but is necessary for booting) and the
Registry for the currently running WinXP. The hives in
%SystemRoot%\system32\config (software, system, etc.) will not be copied.

At least, that's how it works on my single-user standalone computer. I know
nothing of networks, permissions, etc.

RC

 

[Squire]

Hi, R.C.

I still miss the old days, where the DOS directory had about all the files
you could ever use.
It's getting more complicated all the time.
The new Windows GUI's are pretty but use an awful lot of space.
Remember when a 10mb hard drive was more than anyone would ever need?

Jerry

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

In

The new Windows GUI's are pretty but use an awful lot of space.
Remember when a 10mb hard drive was more than anyone would ever

need?


If you measure that space that Windows uses, not in MB or GB, but
in dollars (substitute your local currency, if not dollars),
today's Windows uses a lot *less* space than DOS did in those
"good old days."

That 10MB drive was more expensive than an 80GB drive today. I
have no problem with how much space Windows uses, since that
space does much more for me and costs me much less.

 

[Squire]

Just reminiscing Ken,

When I built my first computer, it had a whopping large 512 kb of ram
installed. It cost me over $150 dollars to bring it up to 640 kb.
At $16 dollars for each dip chip.
Naw, I wouldn't want to go back, I like the new systems better.

Jerry