I seldom pay attention to basic file explorer actions, such as copying and moving files or folders. As long as the transfer completes without errors, I'm content with the results. Back in 2013, I used ...

Ok, sorry about the lack of specifics before. Here goes then. I'm attempting to use Robocopy w/Windows Scheduled Tasks to auto-copy a folder (backup) from a Workstation computer (WinXP SP3); to our ...

The GUI is fine if you're only moving a few files, but for larger and more complex migrations, this built-in Windows utility is the way to go. There are many ways to get a file from Point A to Point B ...

The reason is that Robocopy has always been synchronous, i.e. non-parallel, when it comes to transferring file metadata. If you have a lot of files, especially small ones, the metadata becomes a ...

I think you are right. The /MIR option says that /MIR is equivalent to /E and /PURGE, and /PURGE is supposed to "delete dest files/dirs that no longer exist in source". I have no idea why it isn't ...

Trying to understand the logic behind Microsoft's development decisions is a bit like S&M: it's a painful activity probably best left to others. But a recent example from the storage world does ...