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Thread: Robocopy job errorl with "The handle is invalid" on a large (161GB)file

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    Mesan Guest

    Robocopy job errorl with "The handle is invalid" on a large (161GB)file

    I'm trying to use robocopy to do a restartable-copy (/ZB) of a backup
    image from my server to a full-disk encrypted (truecrypt) hard drive.
    Whenever robocopy gets to 94.4% of the file though, it starts bombing
    out saying that "The handle is invalid." The whole message is...
    -----------------------------------------
    2008/07/07 14:25:20 ERROR 6 (0x00000006) Copying File \\server\share
    \file
    The handle is invalid.
    Waiting 30 seconds... Retrying...
    -----------------------------------------

    It just sits there and keeps retrying. If I kill the job and try to
    restart it, it starts over from the begining, the /ZB switch isn't
    working.

    Is there some size limit for robocopy? I could have sworn that I've
    copied files larger than this with no problem, but this one just won't
    take.

    For reference, I'm copying from sbs2003 SP2 to vista SP1.

  2. #2
    Mesan Guest

    Re: Robocopy job errorl with "The handle is invalid" on a large(161GB) file

    Sorry - it turns out I was running out of space on the drive. I guess
    I could pass the blame on to a bogus error message (why didn't it say
    "insufficient space" instead of "handle is invalid"???) but in the end
    it's my fault.

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    Mauricio Rivas Guest

    Robocopy job errorl with "The handle is invalid"

    I had the same problem and couldn't find the solution anywhere. So I started to add and get rid of flags. When I removed the /b flag (copy in backup operator mode), my backup ran fine. I hope this helps you.

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