Windows 10: Using robocopy to copy my C:\Users folder results in error ERROR 1920 0x00000780 The file...

I am trying to follow this procedure to move my C:\Users folder from my 500GB SSD to my 1TB hard drive. I am on Windows 10 1909. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r16puaMKI8o


Of course I understand if I mess this procedure up my computer may not boot. I just set this computer up and so I don't have any important un-backed up files on it yet.


When I run the "robocopy /copyall /mir /xj D:\Users C:\Users" command described in that tutorial from a Windows 10 1909 boot media flash drive, it runs for a few seconds and then gives me the following error which keeps repeating over and over. Yes I ran diskpart and listed my volumes, when booted this way D: is the SSD drive Windows is installed on and C: is the HDD I want my Users folder on.


2019/12/21 11:07:43 ERROR 1920 0x00000780 Copying File D:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\GameBarElevatedFT_Alias.exe The file cannot be accessed by the system. Waiting 30 seconds... Retrying...


This is the "dir" output from the folder of interest.


D:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps>dir
Volume in drive D has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 2E24-0CE3

Directory of D:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps

12/05/2019 12:30 AM <DIR> Backup
12/20/2019 09:19 PM 0 GameBarElevatedFT_Alias.exe
12/05/2019 12:30 AM <DIR> Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe
12/04/2019 09:19 PM <DIR> Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe
12/20/2019 09:19 PM <DIR> Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_8wekyb3d8bbwe
12/04/2019 09:19 PM 0 MicrosoftEdge.exe
12/05/2019 12:30 AM 0 python.exe
12/05/2019 12:30 AM 0 python3.exe
4 Files 0 bytes
4 Dirs 406,692,597,760 bytes free

D:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps>


Running "notepad GameBarElevatedFT_Alias.exe" from the "D:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps" folder results in an error message from notepad that "The file cannot be accessed by the system".


Why am I getting this error and how should I continue?

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Robocopy Error 2 - copyying folder in dropbox

I have successfully created and used the following batch file in windows10

robocopy C:\Users\Julie\Documents\Test C:\Users\Julie\Documents\accounts-backup
pause

However when I run the batch below to copy the contents of a folder in Dropbox I get

ERROR 2 (0x00000002) Accessing Source Directory C:\Users\Julie\Dropbox\accounts\
The system cannot find the file specified.

robocopy C:\Users\Julie\Dropbox\accounts C:\Users\Julie\Documents\accounts-backup
pause

Any suggestions to resolve this

 

Robocopy copies folders not in Documents to my backup Documents folder on 2nd drive.

Two things:

• You must surroound your folder names with double quotes:
  
  robocopy "C:\Users\my name\Documents . . ." "D:\Dropbox\my name\Documents
  . . ."
• Robocopy often hides target folders, causing users to think they are missing. Look for hidden folders.

 

User can't copy files from network share. Permission error.

Remove the group association from the users account and have the user log off. Add the group association back to the user account and have them log back in.

Test.

Double check if the user is a member of any other group with lower access level which might conflict with this shared folder/file. Edit if necessary

Test.

Are there issues transferring other files from the same folder. If not create a copy of the file. Purge all permissions and access rights from the copy.. recreate permissions from scratch and copy it over the original.

Test.