Windows 10: Windows Gurus please command to copy all directories from Disk A to B

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  1. jimbo45 Win User

    Windows Gurus please command to copy all directories from Disk A to B


    Hi folks - especially Windows Gurus please

    Is there a Windows command to copy all the directories and their files and sub directories from one disk or directory to another -- not a CLONE disk but just a file and directory copy with recursion if necessary. It should ignore existing files on the destination if they are newer than the files on the source.

    The Linux equivalent is simple : rsync -r -t -v --progress -s /<dev1> /<dev2> where<dev> = /dev/sdx etc.

    I'm sure there must be a Windows command to do it - I don't need any 3rd party GUI type things to achieve IMHO a simple process which is essentially building a data backup job to run periodically on users clients computers - the backup will then go to a remote (LAN actually) server.

    Note that rsync command with those particular parameters only copies non existing files to the target disk - but can copy if the files on destination are older than on source disk and a whole other slew of options etc.

    These things in theory should be simple -- but it always seems to me (possibly because I don't tend to use Windows as my main desktop) that Windows makes some essentially simple tasks far more complex than they need to be.

    Thanks in advance

    Cheers
    jimbo

    :)
     
    jimbo45, Dec 4, 2020
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  2. Naki Win User

    GPU-Z what command line parameter ?

    Suggestion: /? (-?) and /help (-help) command-line arguments to show a list of all possible arguments in a small window. *Smile Windows Gurus please command to copy all directories from Disk A to B :)
     
    Naki, Dec 4, 2020
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  3. Disk Copy Command for use with Floppies

    Floppy disks? Did you find them in a museum?

    Floppy disks had a capacity of 1.44 MBytes and were rather unreliable.

    A USB flash disk has a capacity of at least 8 GBytes (that's 6,000 times more!) and is much more reliable. So why do you persist with floppy disks?

    About your question: Diskcopy.exe was a DOS program that would make an exact replica of a floppy disk. Since floppy disks are no longer supported, diskcopy got retired.

    To copy data from one disk to another you have one GUI option and three console commands:

    • File Explorer
    • copy
    • xcopy
    • robocopy

    They will all copy your data, provided you have two floppy disk drives.
     
    Frederik Long, Dec 4, 2020
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  4. Windows Gurus please command to copy all directories from Disk A to B

    Windows 10 directory invalid error

    Hi Jeffrey,

    Thank you for your reply.

    I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

    Method 1:

    I suggest you to run check disk on the hard drive to see if there are any corruptions.

    Follow the below steps:

    • Windows key + X, click
      Command Prompt (Admin).
    • Command Prompt, type the following command, and then press
      ENTER:
    chkdsk /g

    Disclaimer: While performing check disk on the hard drive, if any bad sectors are found then check disk will try to repair that sector. Any data available on a bad sector might
    be lost.

    Once Check Disk completes, boot the computer and then check.

    If the issue persists then follow the below method.

    Method 2: Perform full system scan using Windows Defender or Anti-virus software.

    Method 3: Perform a Clean Boot and find out which application/service is causing this issue.

    A clean boot helps to eliminate software conflicts and to determine what is causing the problem. Perform a clean boot on the computer by following the steps given in the link:

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

    Note: The steps for Windows 8.1 applies to Windows 10.

    Disclaimer: Please go through the section: How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot of the Kb article to boot the computer in normal
    startup after fixing the issue.

    Reference: Refer to the following Microsoft article on
    Windows 10 help & how-to.

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/support

    Hope the information helps, if you have any further queries, feel free to post. We are here to assist you.

    Regards,

    Guru Kiran
     
    Guru Kiran G, Dec 4, 2020
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