Re: how do I copy/move sparse files keeping them sparse?

From: Jerold Schulman <Jerry@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 10:33:04 -0400

On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 20:29:59 +0200, "R. Schallenberg" <nospam.fromUsenet.20.staxowax@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I'm trying to copy a couple of sparse files from one NTFS5 volume to
>another NTFS5 volume on Windows XP Professional.
>Unfortunately on the target volume the files become solid taking up much
>more disk space. I have tried using Windows Explorer, "copy" and "xcopy"
>without any success. Even if I copy the files to another folder on the
>same volume they lose their sparseness.
>Is this the intended behaviour? Are the built-in tools such as Explorer
>unaware of sparse files? Do I need a special tool to copy sparse files?
>Any help appreciated!
>
>Regards
>Ralf

It doesn't. Just a way to fix the problem.

Try copying with RoboCopy from the reskit. A free download at tip 6705 » What are the free Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit tools?
in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsifaq.com
.

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