Re: Backup Problems using Xcopy

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From: Joe (bcs97_at_eircom.net)
Date: 05/22/04 

Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 01:48:05 +0100

thanks for the help.
i get alot of "sharing violation" errors which really slow
down the backup & it sometimes aborts. error 4.
any ideas on how to resolve this?
i try to make sure everyone has closed any databases. 

-- 
Regards
Donal
"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
news:OxSJCAzPEHA.1644@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> I would probably modify this like so:
>
> xcopy /h /e /c /k /y /r /d d:\data\*.* o:\data\  1>c:\copy.log
2>c:\copy.err
>
> When copying many files, you only give the target folder. It
> makes no sense specifying a target file as well, even if it is
> only a wild card. When finished, examine your log files.
>
> Adding the /d switch prevents lots of unnecessary copying.
>
> Now what about the error messages I mentioned in my
> first reply?
>
>
> "Joe" <bcs97@eircom.net> wrote in message
> news:OAb96ayPEHA.3524@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > this is an example of the switches i use
> > xcopy /h/e/c/k/y/r d:\data\*.* o:\data\*.*
> > -- 
> > Regards
> >
> > Donal
> >
> > 087 2989058
> >
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
> > news:OMZjP7xPEHA.2716@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > >
> > > "Joe" <bcs97@eircom.net> wrote in message
> > > news:OSjiuexPEHA.3044@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > >
> > > > I use Xcopy for backup with alot of my customers but it
> > > > can be a bit unreliable. Especially the scheduler
> > > > Does anyone recommend a program that is easy to use that can
> > > > backup network drives & up to 40GB & has a scheduler.
> > > > I am using a removable drive attached to a worstation & transferring
> > > > the data via a mapped drive.
> > > > My customers will be using it so it has to be simple.
> > > > Not something like Arcserve!!
> > > > Pc's are Windows 2000.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > xcopy.exe is extremely reliable. If it fails then it fails for one of
> > > these reasons:
> > > - Insuffcient access rights for the account that you use for the Task
> > > Scheduler;
> > > - Locked files that cannot be copied;
> > > - Inappropriate or missing switches
> > >
> > > Other backup tools will suffer from exactly the same problems.
> > >
> > > If you show us your batch file, and quote the precise error message,
> > > then we can tell you why the process fails.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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