xxcopy problem

[Robert]

Hello. I'm trying to copy files from the G drive to the H drive. I used
the following:

xxcopy "G:" "H:" /BU /BB

It did copy some files from the root level. Then it started generating
messages for files which I've never heard of:

G:\FOUND.000\FILE0001.CHK
G:\FOUND.000\FILE0002.CHK

and so on. What is the meaning of this / how do I get rid of it?

Rob

 

[Twayne]

Hello. I'm trying to copy files from the G drive to the H drive. I
used the following:

xxcopy "G:" "H:" /BU /BB

It did copy some files from the root level. Then it started
generating messages for files which I've never heard of:

G:\FOUND.000\FILE0001.CHK
G:\FOUND.000\FILE0002.CHK

and so on. What is the meaning of this / how do I get rid of it?

Rob

That's actually off-topic here; better to try the forums at xxcopy.com.

At any rate: There is nothing wrong with your command. I question
whether /BU is necessary with /BB (back up new files only), but it
should still work. But which is it you want to back up; everything or
just new files?

The *.chk files you're seeing are chkdsk output files that were
recovered in case they were of any use to you, but they seldom are.
There could be a LOT of them in some cases. So, I imagine the command
is doing just what you told it to do.
Those files won't be of any use to you unless you just ran chkdsk, so
just go ahead and delete them. They're just wasting space for no
reason.
Sounds like you might be backing up a backup; xxcopy is a good choice
for that; a lot faster than any gui.

HTH,

Twayne`

 

[Robert]

But when I search for these files I can't find them.

 

[Robert]

Thanks to both of you.

The .chk files are fragments left over from when your system ran chkdsk


if there is no data you have lost...then youmay simply delete them

if you don't see them, then opt to "view hidden"

 

[Steve Hayes]

Hello. I'm trying to copy files from the G drive to the H drive. I used
the following:

xxcopy "G:" "H:" /BU /BB

It did copy some files from the root level. Then it started generating
messages for files which I've never heard of:

G:\FOUND.000\FILE0001.CHK
G:\FOUND.000\FILE0002.CHK

and so on. What is the meaning of this / how do I get rid of it?

Those files were probably generated because you had a power failure, or
switched off without shutting down. They care data from corrupted files
collected so you can look at them and try to recover them, or delete them.

 

[Andrew E.]

XCOPY doesnt use the syntex XX.Usually or with an IDE hd to another hd on
the same IDE cable,one would type: XCOPY C:\*.* D:\ /c/h/e/k/r Thats a com-
plete copy of one drive to the other, D: being the slave hd.
For more XCOPY info,go to the source:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb491035(printer).aspx

 

[Twayne]

XCOPY doesnt use the syntex XX.Usually or with an IDE hd to another
hd on the same IDE cable,one would type: XCOPY C:\*.* D:\ /c/h/e/k/r
Thats a com- plete copy of one drive to the other, D: being the slave
hd.
For more XCOPY info,go to the source:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb491035(printer).aspx

XXCopy is an entirely different program than XCopy is. It's sort of a
super-set of XCopy, or what it should have been all along. It's fast,
stable, over 700 switches, does almost anything imaginable and reliable.
It's handy in the extreme if you write your own batch files. See
www.xxcopy.com for details.

HTH,

Twayne`

 

[Steve Hayes]

XXCopy is an entirely different program than XCopy is. It's sort of a
super-set of XCopy, or what it should have been all along. It's fast,
stable, over 700 switches, does almost anything imaginable and reliable.
It's handy in the extreme if you write your own batch files. See
www.xxcopy.com for details.

Slightly off topic -- I want to write batch filles to back up data to DVD -
using XCOPY or XXCOPY, but how do I format DVD discs to accept the data?

Is there a priogram that does that?

 

[Twayne]

Slightly off topic -- I want to write batch filles to back up data to
DVD - using XCOPY or XXCOPY, but how do I format DVD discs to accept
the data?

Is there a priogram that does that?

Yes, several like Roxio, Nero and others.

But you're really off topic here and will start to receive flames if you
continue. Nero is free and recommended, Roxio has an older but free
version that will work well for you. Nero comes recommended and will
have a slight learning curve but it's worth it for the many features it
has. You can use it to format DVDs and then use them just as if they
were/are another drive letter. Roxio is easier to use IMO but you need
to spend the few dollars to get the paid version of the program. It's
very versatile.

Please take these questions to a more topical group. I don't see
anything here on the MS groups but other groups might have something. In
particular if I were you, taking a look at each company's forums would
get you a lot of info and once signed up you could ask questions of
them.

http://www.roxio.com/

http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/creator/suite/overview.html?rtrack=C2009hp42009

http://www.nero.com/enu/index.html
Hmm, I didn't see a freebie offer at Nero; maybe they dropped it.

HTH,

Twayne`

 

[Steve Hayes]

Yes, several like Roxio, Nero and others.

But you're really off topic here and will start to receive flames if you
continue. Nero is free and recommended, Roxio has an older but free
version that will work well for you. Nero comes recommended and will
have a slight learning curve but it's worth it for the many features it
has. You can use it to format DVDs and then use them just as if they
were/are another drive letter. Roxio is easier to use IMO but you need
to spend the few dollars to get the paid version of the program. It's
very versatile.

I don't see why it's off-topic.

I understand Windows XP will format CD-R dics, but does not format DVD-R (or
+R) discs.

And I've never found a way to do that with Nero either. It will format RW
discs, but not WORM ones.

And if they are not formatted, you can't write to them with a batch file.

Please take these questions to a more topical group. I don't see
anything here on the MS groups but other groups might have something. In
particular if I were you, taking a look at each company's forums would
get you a lot of info and once signed up you could ask questions of
them.

It has to do with the capabilities (or lack of them) of Windows XP, and
workarounds, so I don't see why it is off topic here.

 

[Twayne]

I don't see why it's off-topic.

I understand Windows XP will format CD-R dics, but does not format
DVD-R (or +R) discs.

And I've never found a way to do that with Nero either. It will
format RW discs, but not WORM ones.

And if they are not formatted, you can't write to them with a batch
file.


It has to do with the capabilities (or lack of them) of Windows XP,
and workarounds, so I don't see why it is off topic here.

No problem with me; I was just suggesting other places to get more
information and that might better target the issues you have. I also
didn't get any kind of idea that any response had to be native to XP.
So I'll leave with this parting thought: XP cannot do what you need out
of the box, which you seem to have indicated you understood above.

Good luck,

Twayne`