How to Use RoboCopy and the Only Command You Will Ever Need

How to Use RoboCopy and the Only Command You Will Ever Need
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In this video we are going to go over the only Robocopy command you will ever need to copy data between a source and destination folder. Ive taken the time to assemble the relevant switches I think are important
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Command used (Test):
robocopy "C:\source\test" "C:\destination\test" /E /XA:HS /MT /R:5 /W:5 /LOG+:C:\temp\RobocopyLog.txt /TEE
Command used (Production):
robocopy "C:\source" "C:\destination" /E /XA:HS /MT /R:5 /W:5 /LOG+:C:\temp\RobocopyLog.txt /TEE
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Switches:
/E Copy Subfolders, including Empty Subfolders
/XA:HS exclude hidden and system
/MT multithread
/R:5 Retry 5x on failed copies
/W:5 Wait 5 seconds between retires
Optional:
/LOG+: appends to log file
/TEE Output to console window, as well as the log file
Customization:
/XD exclude directory
/XF exclude file
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Note: These guides are not intended to guarantee resolution on any issues, warnings, or errors you are experiencing with your infrastructure. A strong technical background is recommended in, but not limited to, server administration, Window OS, networking, Office 365, cmd line, powershell and general MSP best practices. Always export the current configuration, confirm backup solutions are up to date, make a backup\snapshot\checkpoint before making any changes. Do not make any irreversible changes or deletion events with out performing the later.
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