Guest Cyborg Posted July 31, 2008 Posted July 31, 2008 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
Guest Meinolf Weber Posted July 31, 2008 Posted July 31, 2008 Re: Robocopy help Hello cyborg, You are using the /E: /E :: copy subdirectories, including Empty ones choose: /S :: copy Subdirectories, but not empty ones Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm > 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 >
Guest Anthony [MVP] Posted July 31, 2008 Posted July 31, 2008 Re: Robocopy help Robocopy /? will tell you the commands. /E = copy subfolders including empty subfolders. /S = copy subfolders (but not empty) Anthony, http://www.airdesk.com "Cyborg" <apollo13@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:EC2813BB-AA58-49CC-A0A5-A8DDA30B4804@microsoft.com... > 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
Guest Cyborg Posted July 31, 2008 Posted July 31, 2008 Re: Robocopy help Tried that do I need to keep the /copyall as it still seemed to copy empty folders "Anthony [MVP]" <anthony@no-reply.com> wrote in message news:OOfSRSu8IHA.2416@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Robocopy /? will tell you the commands. > /E = copy subfolders including empty subfolders. > /S = copy subfolders (but not empty) > Anthony, > http://www.airdesk.com > > > > "Cyborg" <apollo13@btinternet.com> wrote in message > news:EC2813BB-AA58-49CC-A0A5-A8DDA30B4804@microsoft.com... >> 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 > >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted July 31, 2008 Posted July 31, 2008 Re: Robocopy help 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" <apollo13@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:3666BE61-A559-4377-99AA-36CF7E29E651@microsoft.com... > Tried that do I need to keep the /copyall as it still seemed to copy empty > folders > > > "Anthony [MVP]" <anthony@no-reply.com> wrote in message > news:OOfSRSu8IHA.2416@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Robocopy /? will tell you the commands. >> /E = copy subfolders including empty subfolders. >> /S = copy subfolders (but not empty) >> Anthony, >> http://www.airdesk.com >> >> >> >> "Cyborg" <apollo13@btinternet.com> wrote in message >> news:EC2813BB-AA58-49CC-A0A5-A8DDA30B4804@microsoft.com... >>> 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 >> >> >
Guest Anthony [MVP] Posted July 31, 2008 Posted July 31, 2008 Re: Robocopy help 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" <apollo13@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:3666BE61-A559-4377-99AA-36CF7E29E651@microsoft.com... > Tried that do I need to keep the /copyall as it still seemed to copy empty > folders > > > "Anthony [MVP]" <anthony@no-reply.com> wrote in message > news:OOfSRSu8IHA.2416@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Robocopy /? will tell you the commands. >> /E = copy subfolders including empty subfolders. >> /S = copy subfolders (but not empty) >> Anthony, >> http://www.airdesk.com >> >> >> >> "Cyborg" <apollo13@btinternet.com> wrote in message >> news:EC2813BB-AA58-49CC-A0A5-A8DDA30B4804@microsoft.com... >>> 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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