Hi,
I'm using robocopy.exe to move old files to another server, I have started
copying files that are create from 31/12/2000 and before. Now all the files
do get moved across, but it will also create the entire orginal folder
structure, so I get folders with nothing in them because no file meet that
age, so why does it create the fodlers?
eg robocopy.exe G:\marketing F:\Archive\Marketing\2000 /E /copyall /move
/minage:20001231
Hello cyborg,
You are using the /E:
/E :: copy subdirectories, including Empty ones
choose:
/S :: copy Subdirectories, but not empty ones
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> Hi,
>
> I'm using robocopy.exe to move old files to another server, I have
> started copying files that are create from 31/12/2000 and before. Now
> all the files do get moved across, but it will also create the entire
> orginal folder structure, so I get folders with nothing in them
> because no file meet that age, so why does it create the fodlers?
>
> eg robocopy.exe G:\marketing F:\Archive\Marketing\2000 /E /copyall
> /move /minage:20001231
>
Robocopy /? will tell you the commands.
/E = copy subfolders including empty subfolders.
/S = copy subfolders (but not empty)
Anthony,
http://www.airdesk.com
"Cyborg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I'm using robocopy.exe to move old files to another server, I have started
> copying files that are create from 31/12/2000 and before. Now all the
> files do get moved across, but it will also create the entire orginal
> folder structure, so I get folders with nothing in them because no file
> meet that age, so why does it create the fodlers?
>
>
> eg robocopy.exe G:\marketing F:\Archive\Marketing\2000 /E /copyall /move
> /minage:20001231
Tried that do I need to keep the /copyall as it still seemed to copy empty
folders
"Anthony [MVP]" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Robocopy /? will tell you the commands.
> /E = copy subfolders including empty subfolders.
> /S = copy subfolders (but not empty)
> Anthony,
> http://www.airdesk.com
>
>
>
> "Cyborg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm using robocopy.exe to move old files to another server, I have
>> started copying files that are create from 31/12/2000 and before. Now
>> all the files do get moved across, but it will also create the entire
>> orginal folder structure, so I get folders with nothing in them because
>> no file meet that age, so why does it create the fodlers?
>>
>>
>> eg robocopy.exe G:\marketing F:\Archive\Marketing\2000 /E /copyall /move
>> /minage:20001231
>
>
Perhaps the folders aren't empty . . .
Try to remove one of these "empty" folders from
the Command Prompt, using this command:
rd "Name of empty folder"
If it is empty then it will be deleted. If it containts
hidden files or subfolders then it won't.
"Cyborg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Tried that do I need to keep the /copyall as it still seemed to copy empty
> folders
>
>
> "Anthony [MVP]" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Robocopy /? will tell you the commands.
>> /E = copy subfolders including empty subfolders.
>> /S = copy subfolders (but not empty)
>> Anthony,
>> http://www.airdesk.com
>>
>>
>>
>> "Cyborg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm using robocopy.exe to move old files to another server, I have
>>> started copying files that are create from 31/12/2000 and before. Now
>>> all the files do get moved across, but it will also create the entire
>>> orginal folder structure, so I get folders with nothing in them because
>>> no file meet that age, so why does it create the fodlers?
>>>
>>>
>>> eg robocopy.exe G:\marketing F:\Archive\Marketing\2000 /E /copyall /move
>>> /minage:20001231
>>
>>
>
The /copy parameter is what file properties to copy. You can see the choices
by running robocopy /?. This does not affect what files or folders are
copied, only what properties of those files and folders selected,
Anthony,
http://www.airdesk.com
"Cyborg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Tried that do I need to keep the /copyall as it still seemed to copy empty
> folders
>
>
> "Anthony [MVP]" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Robocopy /? will tell you the commands.
>> /E = copy subfolders including empty subfolders.
>> /S = copy subfolders (but not empty)
>> Anthony,
>> http://www.airdesk.com
>>
>>
>>
>> "Cyborg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm using robocopy.exe to move old files to another server, I have
>>> started copying files that are create from 31/12/2000 and before. Now
>>> all the files do get moved across, but it will also create the entire
>>> orginal folder structure, so I get folders with nothing in them because
>>> no file meet that age, so why does it create the fodlers?
>>>
>>>
>>> eg robocopy.exe G:\marketing F:\Archive\Marketing\2000 /E /copyall /move
>>> /minage:20001231
>>
>>
>
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