Robocopy and the /Z and /B flag

[Guest rwvoss]

I was wondering if anyone could better explain the /Z and /B flags and

how they work exactly? I understand that they help robocopy restart

where it left off in case of a networking issue, but I guess I'm

looking to see if it is causing the issue I am seeing.

 

I am robocopying file shares from one server to another. While doing

these copies, I always use the /ZB flag. I have had issues from time

to time that require that I get folders copied over before robocopy

gets to them. So, I will start a second robocopy that copies the

files that the first hasn't got to yet. However, I have seen that

once the first robocopy does get there, it copies the files again like

they aren't already there.

 

Does anyone know if this is the result of using the /Z or /B flag or

is this just how robocopy works?

 

Thanks.

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Robocopy and the /Z and /B flag

 

 

"rwvoss" <rwvoss@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:1dde3b43-5dd6-41c8-acb6-d62dd79c3e4c@m3g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...

>I was wondering if anyone could better explain the /Z and /B flags and

> how they work exactly? I understand that they help robocopy restart

> where it left off in case of a networking issue, but I guess I'm

> looking to see if it is causing the issue I am seeing.

>

> I am robocopying file shares from one server to another. While doing

> these copies, I always use the /ZB flag. I have had issues from time

> to time that require that I get folders copied over before robocopy

> gets to them. So, I will start a second robocopy that copies the

> files that the first hasn't got to yet. However, I have seen that

> once the first robocopy does get there, it copies the files again like

> they aren't already there.

>

> Does anyone know if this is the result of using the /Z or /B flag or

> is this just how robocopy works?

>

> Thanks.

 

Best to check robocopy.doc. It comes with the Windows Resource Kit.

For a short time you can also get it from here:

http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/1227074_tuowa/robocopy.doc

[Guest rwvoss]

Re: Robocopy and the /Z and /B flag

 

On Apr 17, 9:26 am, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

> "rwvoss" <rwv...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:1dde3b43-5dd6-41c8-acb6-d62dd79c3e4c@m3g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...

>

>

>

> >I was wondering if anyone could better explain the /Z and /B flags and

> > how they work exactly? I understand that they help robocopy restart

> > where it left off in case of a networking issue, but I guess I'm

> > looking to see if it is causing the issue I am seeing.

>

> > I am robocopying file shares from one server to another. While doing

> > these copies, I always use the /ZB flag. I have had issues from time

> > to time that require that I get folders copied over before robocopy

> > gets to them. So, I will start a second robocopy that copies the

> > files that the first hasn't got to yet. However, I have seen that

> > once the first robocopy does get there, it copies the files again like

> > they aren't already there.

>

> > Does anyone know if this is the result of using the /Z or /B flag or

> > is this just how robocopy works?

>

> > Thanks.

>

> Best to check robocopy.doc. It comes with the Windows Resource Kit.

> For a short time you can also get it from here:http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/1227074_tuowa/robocopy.doc

 

Thanks, I think that had most of the information I needed. I still

didn't quiet figure out if that if the /zb flag was causing me the

problem I described, but to improve performance I pulled it out

anyhow.

 

Thanks again.

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Robocopy and the /Z and /B flag

 

>

> Thanks, I think that had most of the information I needed. I still

> didn't quiet figure out if that if the /zb flag was causing me the

> problem I described, but to improve performance I pulled it out

> anyhow.

>

> Thanks again.

 

Thanks for the feedback.