SyncToy not copying files? Win2003R2 Server Std.

[Guest Calab]

When I do a sync, all the files go where they are expected. I then delete a

few files in the target folder and sync again. No files are moved. I'm using

"echo", so missing files should be moved over to the target folder. I am

also running this as Administrator.

 

I've tried both SyncToy 1.4 and 2.0 beta with the same results.

 

Left folder (source): C:\MyData

Right folder (target): D:\Backups\MyData

 

SyncToy action: Echo - This should replicate any file changes found in

C:\MyData into D:\Backups\MyData. File changes in D:\Backups\MyData should

NOT propagate to C:\MyData

 

SyncToy options:

- Files to include="*"

- Check file contents is checked

- Active for Run All is checked

- All subfolders included

 

1) Do a sync and the C:\MyData and D:\Backups\MyData are the same

2) Delete a couple files from D:\Backups\MyData

3) Do another sync and the files deleted from D:\Backups\Mydata do not get

copied from C:\MyData

 

 

I'm hoping to automate some folder backups with SyncToy and the Task

Scheduler... If this isn't going to work (or could be done better), what

other solutions should I look at?

[Guest Danny Sanders]

Re: SyncToy not copying files? Win2003R2 Server Std.

 

> I'm hoping to automate some folder backups with SyncToy and the Task

> Scheduler... If this isn't going to work (or could be done better), what

> other solutions should I look at?

 

Maybe some hint of the operating systems involved might help with a

solution.

 

hth

DDS

 

 

"Calab" <myspam@csd.ca> wrote in message

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> When I do a sync, all the files go where they are expected. I then delete

> a

> few files in the target folder and sync again. No files are moved. I'm

> using

> "echo", so missing files should be moved over to the target folder. I am

> also running this as Administrator.

>

> I've tried both SyncToy 1.4 and 2.0 beta with the same results.

>

> Left folder (source): C:\MyData

> Right folder (target): D:\Backups\MyData

>

> SyncToy action: Echo - This should replicate any file changes found in

> C:\MyData into D:\Backups\MyData. File changes in D:\Backups\MyData should

> NOT propagate to C:\MyData

>

> SyncToy options:

> - Files to include="*"

> - Check file contents is checked

> - Active for Run All is checked

> - All subfolders included

>

> 1) Do a sync and the C:\MyData and D:\Backups\MyData are the same

> 2) Delete a couple files from D:\Backups\MyData

> 3) Do another sync and the files deleted from D:\Backups\Mydata do not get

> copied from C:\MyData

>

>

> I'm hoping to automate some folder backups with SyncToy and the Task

> Scheduler... If this isn't going to work (or could be done better), what

> other solutions should I look at?

>

>

[Guest Calab]

Re: SyncToy not copying files? Win2003R2 Server Std.

 

 

"Danny Sanders" <DSanders@NOSPAMciber.com> wrote in message

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|> I'm hoping to automate some folder backups with SyncToy and the Task

| > Scheduler... If this isn't going to work (or could be done better), what

| > other solutions should I look at?

|

| Maybe some hint of the operating systems involved might help with a

| solution.

 

Psst... take a look at the subject line.

 

: )

 

Windows 2003 R2 Server Standard.

[Guest Danny Sanders]

Re: SyncToy not copying files? Win2003R2 Server Std.

 

So you are copying files between two Win 2k3 R2 OSes?

 

Use R2.

 

 

hth

DDS

 

"Calab" <myspam@csd.ca> wrote in message

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>

> "Danny Sanders" <DSanders@NOSPAMciber.com> wrote in message

> news:Oy4%23FBnmIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> |> I'm hoping to automate some folder backups with SyncToy and the Task

> | > Scheduler... If this isn't going to work (or could be done better),

> what

> | > other solutions should I look at?

> |

> | Maybe some hint of the operating systems involved might help with a

> | solution.

>

> Psst... take a look at the subject line.

>

> : )

>

> Windows 2003 R2 Server Standard.

>

>

[Guest Calab]

Re: SyncToy not copying files? Win2003R2 Server Std.

 

 

"Danny Sanders" <DSanders@NOSPAMciber.com> wrote in message

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| So you are copying files between two Win 2k3 R2 OSes?

|

| Use R2.

 

Two directories on a single Win2K3 R2 machine.

 

|

| "Calab" <myspam@csd.ca> wrote in message

| news:%23bAPv3nmIHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

| >

| > "Danny Sanders" <DSanders@NOSPAMciber.com> wrote in message

| > news:Oy4%23FBnmIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

| > |> I'm hoping to automate some folder backups with SyncToy and the Task

| > | > Scheduler... If this isn't going to work (or could be done better),

| > what

| > | > other solutions should I look at?

| > |

| > | Maybe some hint of the operating systems involved might help with a

| > | solution.

| >

| > Psst... take a look at the subject line.

| >

| > : )

| >

| > Windows 2003 R2 Server Standard.

| >

| >

|

|

[Guest Danny Sanders]

Re: SyncToy not copying files? Win2003R2 Server Std.

 

> Two directories on a single Win2K3 R2 machine.

 

 

Ahhhh....

 

 

I would set up a .bat file using robocopy. Go to command prompt and type in

robocopy /? and see the switches you have available. Schedule the .bat file

with task scheduler.

 

hth

DDS

 

"Calab" <myspam@csd.ca> wrote in message

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>

> "Danny Sanders" <DSanders@NOSPAMciber.com> wrote in message

> news:uKWVjVomIHA.5660@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> | So you are copying files between two Win 2k3 R2 OSes?

> |

> | Use R2.

>

> Two directories on a single Win2K3 R2 machine.

>

> |

> | "Calab" <myspam@csd.ca> wrote in message

> | news:%23bAPv3nmIHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> | >

> | > "Danny Sanders" <DSanders@NOSPAMciber.com> wrote in message

> | > news:Oy4%23FBnmIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> | > |> I'm hoping to automate some folder backups with SyncToy and the

> Task

> | > | > Scheduler... If this isn't going to work (or could be done

> better),

> | > what

> | > | > other solutions should I look at?

> | > |

> | > | Maybe some hint of the operating systems involved might help with a

> | > | solution.

> | >

> | > Psst... take a look at the subject line.

> | >

> | > : )

> | >

> | > Windows 2003 R2 Server Standard.

> | >

> | >

> |

> |

>

>

[Guest Synapse Syndrome]

Re: SyncToy not copying files? Win2003R2 Server Std.

 

"Calab" <myspam@csd.ca> wrote in message

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>

> "Danny Sanders" <DSanders@NOSPAMciber.com> wrote in message

> news:uKWVjVomIHA.5660@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> | So you are copying files between two Win 2k3 R2 OSes?

> |

> | Use R2.

>

> Two directories on a single Win2K3 R2 machine.

 

Use the Robocopy command. There is a GUI for it if you prefer that.

 

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc160891.aspx

 

ss.

[Guest blank]

Re: SyncToy not copying files? Win2003R2 Server Std.

 

"Calab" <myspam@csd.ca> wrote in

news:OY8YpOmmIHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:

> When I do a sync, all the files go where they are expected. I then

> delete a few files in the target folder and sync again. No files are

> moved. I'm using "echo", so missing files should be moved over to the

> target folder. I am also running this as Administrator.

>

> I've tried both SyncToy 1.4 and 2.0 beta with the same results.

>

> Left folder (source): C:\MyData

> Right folder (target): D:\Backups\MyData

>

> SyncToy action: Echo - This should replicate any file changes found in

> C:\MyData into D:\Backups\MyData. File changes in D:\Backups\MyData

> should NOT propagate to C:\MyData

>

> SyncToy options:

> - Files to include="*"

> - Check file contents is checked

> - Active for Run All is checked

> - All subfolders included

>

> 1) Do a sync and the C:\MyData and D:\Backups\MyData are the same

> 2) Delete a couple files from D:\Backups\MyData

> 3) Do another sync and the files deleted from D:\Backups\Mydata do not

> get copied from C:\MyData

>

>

> I'm hoping to automate some folder backups with SyncToy and the Task

> Scheduler... If this isn't going to work (or could be done better),

> what other solutions should I look at?

>

>

 

As I understand it, an "Echo" operation should replicate changes in the

source folder to the target folder. If you do an initial sync so that

the target is the same as source, then you delete files in the target,

this is a change in the target, which is not replicated to the source.

 

If you were to change/delete files in the source, this change should be

replicated by copying/deleting those same files in the target.

 

Synctoy 1.4 had combine/subscribe actions - I don't recall exactly what

these did, but maybe one of those is what you want.

 

If you want D:\Backups to truly backup C:\Mydata, why would you manually

delete files from D:\Backups?

 

"Echo" has another drawback for automatic backup - if you were to

accidentally delete a file in the source (C:), the next sync would then

"Echo" this deletion, and delete your backup copy.

An automatic backup scheme probably shouldn't involve something that

deletes. It is also a good idea to arrange to keep at least one previous

version of any changed file somewhere (to avoid having the automatic

backup overwrite a good backup copy with an undesirably modified file).

 

Something much more simple like

 

"xcopy /s /d source target"

or

"replace /s source/target"

 

may also do what you want - but this still allows for backing up an

undesirably modified file overtop of your good copy.

 

Also - you could look at programs like Treecomp, available at:

 

http://www.xs4all.nl/~lploeger/TreeComp3.htm

 

which does similar things to Synctoy (but in a different way).