Someone at #Microsoft set the default retry parameters for #ROBOCOPY to 347 days (1,000,000 x 30s). A permanent failure therefore triggers an #infinite #loop.

And that was before #vibecoding. 🤡

@frantictdrinker
Been meaning to try #Syncthing, even installed it on #Android, but was never really able to give it a really good spin.
I checked #robocopy but didn't feel confident enough to try it on win command line.
I tried the win version of #FreeFileSync as I had used with #Ubuntu years ago, but now I find the interface too complex. I am scared of losing data.
All said, based on your experience I'll really try Syncthing to see how it addresses my use case. Thank you so much. 👍

My tiny #backup strategy (soon in more details on my digital garden: https://marcoxbresciani.codeberg.page/).

1. Main Documents folder on PC SSD, with almost 280GB (around 100k files) to somehow keep.
Of these, few less than 110GB are those mandatory to be kept (photos, emails, docs, books, ...).

2. First full backup level on an external USB disk encrypted with #VeraCrypt.
Files are synced from (1) with #RoboCopy each 42 😇 modifications.
Disk always connected to PC, not automatically mounted.

I've gotten a little tired of holding my coworkers' hands when they try to use Robocopy, so I wrote a blog post about it

https://jacen.moe/blog/20250323-it-pro-tip-robocopy/

#TechSupport #Windows #Robocopy

Par ailleurs, je commence à avoir pas mal de petites fifiches sur l'utilisation d'outils de préservation numérique, ou d'outils généralistes utilisables dans un contexte #digipres (#Tika, #7Zip, #Robocopy, #exiftool ...). S'il y a de la demande, je peux faire l'effort de les publier !

Where can I find a changelog for #robocopy? I have #WindowsServer
2019 but it says the compress flag is invalid. #windows

#robocopy #slow #slowstartuntilcopy #NetApp #samba

Summary:
When copying lots of files (>100 000) from a source which doesn't give back the filenames in a sorted way (NetApp share!), robocopy will take a "long time" to prepare the internal sorted(!) list of files.

We experienced this behavior when we try to copy 2 million files (in one directory) from a NetApp share.
We watched the robocopy process for more than one day! (CPU 100%)
Then we're getting suspicious.

Recovered nicely. A few days of alternating #chkdsk and #robocopy and successfully got everything off.

@fabian I used #robocopy (equivalent of linux #rsync) but I forgot to skip node_modules folders! That would have been a smart trick!
P.S.
`/XD "node_modules"` should be the equivalent of `--exclude 'node_modules/'`

Hey #Microsoft #WindowsAdmin people! Is there a GUI front end to the “ROBOCOPY” CLI tool???? I remember the was apps called “RoboCopy GUI” and “RichCopy” …….but seems they are way old! Thanks in advance! #RoboCopy

#Backup auf externer Festplatte in per #Glasfaser angebundenem anderem Haushalt läuft! Dazu #Veracrypt-Container auf der SSD angelegt und nun schiebt #Robocopy die Daten rüber.

@filmfacts oh ja, #robocopy ist ein super Tool, aber unbedingt immer mit größter Vorsicht zu nutzen.
Ich teste das immer erstmal mit Testordnern um sicher zu gehen, das es so funktioniert wie es soll.

Wenn man #robocopy nutzt, dann sollte man übrigens genau aufpassen: https://www.andreas-edler.de/blog/2007/01/dusseligkeit-oder-mir-ist-ganz-schon-machtig/

Es ist nicht alles nur Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen :-)

I have a confession to make. I was supposed to fix this script about a year ago and automate it. i never did though. I run that script manually when i log on in the morning and then again before i log off at night. it's a ritual at this point. robocopy you are my zen sometimes

#robocopy #windows

I wonder if a #Robocopy job will keep my PC from hibernating? I'm not a frequent user.
Anyway, #PowerToys Awake will do the trick for me

Robocopy for moving media files from camera, which were taken couple of days ago:

https://trackerninja.codeberg.page/post/robocopy-for-moving-media-files-from-camera-which-were-taken-couple-of-days-ago

#robocopy #copy #console #windows7 #spacedrone808 #trackerninja808 #trackerninja

Unter #Windows nutze ich #Robocopy - für #Backup und um auf Dateiebenen zu sehen, was ich in letzter Zeit so gemacht habe:

set Zeitpunkt=20210201
robocopy C:\alleMeineDaten C:\Gemacht_seit_%Zeitpunkt% /S /MAXAGE:%Zeitpunkt%