Windows 10: Robocopy element fail's in Robocopy but works fine in Copy command.

Discus and support Robocopy element fail's in Robocopy but works fine in Copy command. in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Command Prompt Copy Command Prompt works fine: Copy "C:\Users\Dennis\Documents\Tax Data\*.T*" "F:\Tax Data"Following command works fine except the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by DennisCPA, Mar 31, 2023.

  1. DENNISCPA
    DennisCPA Win User

    Robocopy element fail's in Robocopy but works fine in Copy command.


    Command Prompt Copy Command Prompt works fine: Copy "C:\Users\Dennis\Documents\Tax Data\*.T*" "F:\Tax Data"Following command works fine except the Bolded element: ~*.T*Robocopy "C:\Users\Name\Documents\Tax Data" "F:\Tax Data" *.* /XF ~*.xls* ~*.docx ~*.pdf ~*.txt ~*.T* /E /XO /COPYRobocopy element fail's in Robocopy but works fine in Copy command. :DAT /R:2 /W:30 /Z /MAXAGE:360 /NJH /NJS /XX Background Information:1 Wish to copy the file "Taxes 2022.T23" to folder F:\Tax Data2 To inhibit too many files like *.txt being copied, I thought the following would work: *.T## meaning the two ## were Numeric, thus *.txt would not be copied.3 Any thoughts how to f

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    DennisCPA, Mar 31, 2023
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  2. KINGNEIL2
    KingNeil2 Win User

    Robocopy backup won't work

    I tried to use the built-in Windows program called Robocopy to back up my files using the following command on the command line:

    robocopy Documents J:\robocopy /e

    This command works fine on my laptop

    But it would not work on my desktop computer for some reason

    It just shows the very command that I typed over and over again repeating the command over and over on a new line each time, and it doesn't copy the files. There is no explanation for why.

    On the other hand, using Windows Backup / File History works just fine, but I don't want to use Windows Backup because I don't like the format that the files are saved in.

    Why isn't Robocopy working? How do I solve this?
     
    KingNeil2, Mar 31, 2023
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  3. JON BONIN
    Jon Bonin Win User
    Robocopy command is not recognized

    When I try and run robocopy, I get the following return statement within my command prompt:

    'robocopy' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

    operable program or batch file

    Is there any way to get this working? I would like to be able to use for transferring files around. Any help would be appreciated.
     
    Jon Bonin, Mar 31, 2023
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  4. MALTE CHRISTENSEN
    Malte Christensen Win User

    Robocopy element fail's in Robocopy but works fine in Copy command.

    ROBOCOPY fails copying files from source root

    Hi Elise

    Thanks for replying om my problem.....

    Well same resoulth with robocopy "$oldpath"

    I just tested my robocopy command in a commandline, and that works fine

    ( robocopy \\XXXXXXXX\mdt$\ Q:\CTXMDT\ /Z /MT:16 /MIR /W:0 /R:0 /V /TS /FP /PF /E /FFT /XO /SEC /XD ".snapshots" /XD "$RECYCLE.BIN" )

    So for some reason, - Powershell is the challange and not Robocopy as I expected...

    The funny thing is, - that if the file allready excist on target, - my powershell script does not create a folder as I would expect....

    Best regards...

    Malte C",)
     
    Malte Christensen, Mar 31, 2023
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