How do I keep Windows "copy files" from dying on an error?

[George Adams]

I'm trying to backup my hard drive by dragging/dropping certain big
folders from my main PC (running XP Pro) to my external backup drive.

Often I'll drag a huge folder with thousands of files to the backup
drive. Many times I'll have a situation where several hundred files are
copied over the course maybe 30 minutes, when suddenly I get an error
such as:

Error Copying File or Folder
Access denied
The source file may be in use.

Now, often it's a file that I don't really care about, so I'd be happy
if Windows just ignored it and kept going with the copy. Instead, the
entire copy operating grinds to a halt, and there's no easy way for me
to resume where it left off, since I can't be sure which files have been
copied and which haven't. All I can do is restart the copy operation
with that file unselected, have it start ALL OVER again, and hope that
it doesn't happen again in 30 minutes on a different file.

Is there a way to tell Windows how to resume a copy operation after an
error has occurred?

Barring that, is there a 3rd-party freeware app that will do it?

Thanks to anyone who can help!

 

[Bob I]

learn to use Xcopy, instead of drag and drop. See Windows Help and
Support for instructions on usage.

 

[RalfG]

Try MS SyncToy for copying the remainder of the files. Or all of the files.
It's a free program you can find at the MS Download Center.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...54-c975-4814-9649-cce41af06eb7&DisplayLang=en