Is there a utility to move files/folders that haven't been access for a number of years ?

[bomber]

Hi all,

I would like to tidy up our system and move all files that haven't been used
in x number of years to an "Archive" disk. I want it to maintain the
directory structure. Is this possible ?

cheers,

Adam

 

[David H. Lipman]

Look up HSM - Hierarchical Storage Management.

concepts are --
* Automatically migrate seldom used files from fast disk to compressed disk
* Migrate files to fast disk as needed
* Perform migration based on extensive user-defined criteria
* Automatically archive objects to tape or other slow storage


Good place to start:
http://www.storagesearch.com/backup.html

Dave



| Hi all,
|
| I would like to tidy up our system and move all files that haven't been used
| in x number of years to an "Archive" disk. I want it to maintain the
| directory structure. Is this possible ?
|
| cheers,
|
| Adam
|
|

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

xxcopy.exe can do this. It is free for private use.

 

[Greg Stigers]

Have a look at "Enterprise Class Storage Technologies in Windows 2000 Server
" at
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/technologies/storage/redir-enterprise.
asp>. See especially the section on "Storage Tools and Service
Descriptions", which has:
· Remote Storage-This is a storage management service designed to
lower storage costs by trading latency for media cost. Based on established
criteria, data can automatically be migrated from local volumes to directly
attached jukeboxes of tape-based storage libraries. Reparse points
specifically related to remote storage remain on the primary storage so that
migrated files can be recalled from secondary storage devices.

· Removable Storage-This core I/O service in the Windows 2000
operating system manages removable storage media, bulk storage libraries,
and storage jukeboxes. Removable Storage provides access to storage devices
through a single set of APIs. Removable Storage eliminates the need for ISVs
to support bulk media devices on a per device basis. Removable Storage
enables multiple applications to share a bulk storage device. Removable
Storage abstracts bulk media, so that storage application developers can
concentrate on customer-related features, rather than hardware issues.

 

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

I would like to tidy up our system and move all files that haven't been used
in x number of years to an "Archive" disk. I want it to maintain the
directory structure. Is this possible ?

Hi

Robocopy.exe in the free Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit might help you out:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&DisplayLang=en

(The kit will install on WinXP or later, or you can unpack it with WinZip or
similar)

Robocopy.exe should work fine on Win2k, and see rktools.chm
and robocopy.doc for documentation.

 

[Josef Stalin]

--

Hi

Robocopy.exe in the free Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit might help you out:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&DisplayLang=en

(The kit will install on WinXP or later, or you can unpack it with WinZip or
similar)

Robocopy.exe should work fine on Win2k, and see rktools.chm
and robocopy.doc for documentation.


--
torgeir
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page
Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter

The problem I've had is when you you make incremental back ups, the access
bit is set to the date of the backup so (correct me if I'm wrong here)
finding old unused files won't work with this method.

Father Joe

Take the "NiceGuy" out of (e-mail address removed) to respond

 

[David H. Lipman]

Your wrong. It is the Archive bit

HSM software doesn't set the Archive bit. It moves the data to tertiary read/write media or
tape.

Dave



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|
| | > bomber wrote:
| >
| > > I would like to tidy up our system and move all files that haven't been
| used
| > > in x number of years to an "Archive" disk. I want it to maintain the
| > > directory structure. Is this possible ?
| >
| > Hi
| >
| > Robocopy.exe in the free Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit might help you
| out:
| >
| >
|
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&DisplayLang=en
| >
| > (The kit will install on WinXP or later, or you can unpack it with WinZip
| or
| > similar)
| >
| > Robocopy.exe should work fine on Win2k, and see rktools.chm
| > and robocopy.doc for documentation.
| >
| >
| > --
| > torgeir
| > Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
| > Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page
| > Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter
| >
| >
|
| The problem I've had is when you you make incremental back ups, the access
| bit is set to the date of the backup so (correct me if I'm wrong here)
| finding old unused files won't work with this method.
|
| Father Joe
|
| Take the "NiceGuy" out of (e-mail address removed) to respond
|
|

 

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

The problem I've had is when you you make incremental back ups, the access
bit is set to the date of the backup so (correct me if I'm wrong here)
finding old unused files won't work with this method.

Hi

If the backup have touched the "Accessed" date part of the file,
using the "Modified" date part is sometimes acceptable.

 

[Josef Stalin]

Hi

If the backup have touched the "Accessed" date part of the file,
using the "Modified" date part is sometimes acceptable.

Forgive me Comrade for not understanding. I'm just an old tired Russian
tyrant. My situation is this: Incremental tapes are made weekly. It
modifies the access time. I need to find all the old crap on the server. I
can't go by the modified bit because users may still be accessing old files
but not modifying them (e.g. exe, dll, etc.). I looked at all the possible
file bits in my Perl script and I didn't see any bits on the W2K server that
I could use. Where have I can wrong?

Father Joe,

 

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

Forgive me Comrade for not understanding. I'm just an old tired Russian
tyrant. My situation is this: Incremental tapes are made weekly. It
modifies the access time. I need to find all the old crap on the server. I
can't go by the modified bit because users may still be accessing old files
but not modifying them (e.g. exe, dll, etc.).

Hi

In that case, you are correct that robocopy cannot be used for this...