Cannot copy certain files over network

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I would like to copy a folder containing about a hundred subdirectories and a
few thousand files from a Windows XP Pro computer to a XP Home computer. The
copy proceeds smoothly until it reaches a certain file, then it stops with an
"Acess denied" message.

The file it stops at is not special in any way, except for its filetype -
PCH. I can delete that file, and it then proceeds a bit further, to the next
PCH file. I delete that one too, and it goes a bit further, sucessfully
copying a PCH file or two, but then stops at another PCH file.

There would be abot 50 of these files scattered throughout the folder. It is
not practical to delete them all, and in any case they must be rebuilt later,
which is a real nuisance.

In the meantime, I have created a zip file, copied that over, then unzipped
it. But I would like to use the more convenient option of a simple copy
operation. Does anyone have any ideas?
 
Joby said:
I would like to copy a folder containing about a hundred subdirectories and a
few thousand files from a Windows XP Pro computer to a XP Home computer. The
copy proceeds smoothly until it reaches a certain file, then it stops with an
"Acess denied" message.

The file it stops at is not special in any way, except for its filetype -
PCH. I can delete that file, and it then proceeds a bit further, to the next
PCH file. I delete that one too, and it goes a bit further, sucessfully
copying a PCH file or two, but then stops at another PCH file.

There would be abot 50 of these files scattered throughout the folder. It is
not practical to delete them all, and in any case they must be rebuilt later,
which is a real nuisance.

In the meantime, I have created a zip file, copied that over, then unzipped
it. But I would like to use the more convenient option of a simple copy
operation. Does anyone have any ideas?
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Have you tried using XCopy with the /C (continue copying after error)
switch or the /EXCLUDE switch with .PCH? For more information on the
above enter XCOPY /? in a command window.
 
Have you tried using XCopy with the /C (continue copying after error)
switch or the /EXCLUDE switch with .PCH? For more information on the
above enter XCOPY /? in a command window.
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Thank you, Michael. I hadn't realized that XCOPY offered these options. I
will try it next time.
 
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