Re: Overriding copy + Pasting errors
From: Haggis (bingsnapREMOVE_at_THIShotmail.com)
Date: 07/22/04
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Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 16:12:10 -0300
I believe the "/C" switch for xcopy is the one you need.
/C Continues copying even if errors occur.
"David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message
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You could write a program as the actual API call behind it allows continue.
But XCopy is probably what you want. Type it in Help.
-- ---------------------------------------------------------- 'Not happy John! Defending our democracy', http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/29/1088392635123.html "Sam Stafford" <noodle_SS@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:250201c4701d$6be37dd0$a501280a@phx.gbl... > Hi, > Basically, I was wondering if there were some settings > that would allow you to override errors when copy&pasting > in Windows XP. I have a very large series of folders full > of images and MS office documents. I'm trying to copy > these over a network, and they will copy until they get > to certain files.. > There are numerous files dotted about these folders that > have either some insane protection level on them (they're > government files) or they have become corrupted as they > are quite old (hence the backup). When they try and copy, > an error message comes up saying they are 'in use or > write protected', then, and this is the real gyp, the > copying stops and I have to find the file. > Now, There are no problems with the network, no > firewalls, no troubles with the PC's, the files are not > read only, and the files that are troublesome I cannot > open, or even delete. > Is there a setting somewhere that would give me the > option to copy the files continuously and skip any files > it cannot copy, but then carry on regardless? It would > save me a lot of time, as my only other option is to > manually find every troublesome file, then resume copying > from after it. With 5Gb and about a thousand folders, > this is no viable. > Any help will be appreciated, thanks in advance. > > -Sam
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