Some files and no fragmentation

Bill Cunningham wrote:
"Paul" wrote in message
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Bill Cunningham wrote:
"Paul" wrote in message
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I use Robocopy. The following recipe is for FAT32. Every time I
do a cleanup of the WinXP partition, I have a log file for copying
and pasting some of the commands.

fat32format L:
robocopy E:\ L:\ /mir /copy:datso /dcopy:t /r:3 /w:2 /zb /np /tee /v
/log:robocopy_e_to_L2.log
fat32format E:
(restore name as "WINXP" on E
volumeid E: 492A-AC63
(copy pagefile, hiberfile manually from L: to E
robocopy L:\ E:\ /mir /copy:datso /dcopy:t /r:3 /w:2 /zb /np /tee /v
/log:robocopy_L_to_e2.log
(fixboot C:, while booted into recovery console...)
Reboot to clean WINXP.

Robocopy skips the already-copied files, so the
pagefile and hiberfile are not copied twice.

When that recipe runs (except for the fixboot step), I use
Win2K as the running OS. And at that point, WinXP is E:
and the backup partition is L: .

The volumeid step keeps a consistent value over
the life of the OS. The value was assigned original
at installation time.
Ok I found some kind of "resource kit" on MS's website. It includes
robocopy. The thing is I don't quite understand how you know where to
copy the hibernation file and the pagefile.sys to the "beginning" of the
partition. Does robocopy do that for you?

Bill
If you format C: (in this case the fat32format E: operation),
the partition is clean. When you copy the pagefile, it ends
up on the left of the partition.

When you format a partition, it removed the partition boot sector,
and the "fixboot C:" done from recovery console, puts it back.
Otherwise, the minty fresh partition would not be able to boot.

Every time you format a partition, it is given a new VplumeID.
Using the sysinternals.com tool of the same name, allows
you to put things back as you found them.

Ok the /dcopy:t switch didn't work at all and /dcopy wan't mentioned in
the word file describing robocopy's functioning. I ran into error 32 and
limits to coping when trying to copy the pagefile.sys and then the log I set
up stopped. Robocopy kept going until I halted it. I wanted to see what was
going on. Of course the pagefile was in use.

Bill



I was booted into Win2K, when transferring the WinXP C:
to another hard drive. Pagefile wasn't busy.

For this work, I used version XP026, which was available
at the time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robocopy

Paul

"Paul" wrote in message
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I was booted into Win2K, when transferring the WinXP C:
to another hard drive. Pagefile wasn't busy.

For this work, I used version XP026, which was available
at the time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robocopy

I think you've got a good and very nice technique here. I booted into
linux and copied the pagefile.sys to another partition. The thing is I get
these files I don't want. I don't know if they're good or bad. Googl-phising
or something like that. I don't know if someone is using phising techniques
or what. The robocopy version I have copied them too.

Bill

"Paul" wrote in message
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I was booted into Win2K, when transferring the WinXP C:
to another hard drive. Pagefile wasn't busy.

For this work, I used version XP026, which was available
at the time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robocopy

Ok the version I have is XP010. So I don't know where it's from but it's
older I can see. Do you know where I can get your version? If you would like
my email I would sure like to know how to do this. I don't know if I can do
this with linux or not. I have a copy of 98se and w2kpro SP4 anyway.

Bill

Bill Cunningham wrote:
"Paul" wrote in message
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I was booted into Win2K, when transferring the WinXP C:
to another hard drive. Pagefile wasn't busy.

For this work, I used version XP026, which was available
at the time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robocopy

Ok the version I have is XP010. So I don't know where it's from but it's
older I can see. Do you know where I can get your version? If you would like
my email I would sure like to know how to do this. I don't know if I can do
this with linux or not. I have a copy of 98se and w2kpro SP4 anyway.

Bill



You could try here. The GUI project should include
a copy of the previously designed robocopy.exe command line.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/...spotlight.aspx

*******

I have another book mark, but don't know what version this one is.
If you look in the "Details" section, robocopy is included in
the Resource Kit.

"Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit"
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl....aspx?id=17657

Paul

Bill Cunningham wrote:
"Paul" wrote in message
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I was booted into Win2K, when transferring the WinXP C:
to another hard drive. Pagefile wasn't busy.

For this work, I used version XP026, which was available
at the time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robocopy

Ok the version I have is XP010. So I don't know where it's from but
it's
older I can see. Do you know where I can get your version? If you would
like
my email I would sure like to know how to do this. I don't know if I can
do
this with linux or not. I have a copy of 98se and w2kpro SP4 anyway.

Bill

I haven't been following this thread closely, but just wanted to mention
that there is also a program called EasyRoboCopy, which might be something
to check out (and I've used it in the past, because it can preserve all
folder dates). I use this program whenever I want to mirror an exact copy
of the directory structures, including the directory datestamps.

http://tribblesoft.com/EasyRoboCopy.php

"Bill in Co" wrote in message
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Bill Cunningham wrote:
"Paul" wrote in message
...

I was booted into Win2K, when transferring the WinXP C:
to another hard drive. Pagefile wasn't busy.

For this work, I used version XP026, which was available
at the time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robocopy

Ok the version I have is XP010. So I don't know where it's from but
it's
older I can see. Do you know where I can get your version? If you would
like
my email I would sure like to know how to do this. I don't know if I can
do
this with linux or not. I have a copy of 98se and w2kpro SP4 anyway.

Bill

I haven't been following this thread closely, but just wanted to mention
that there is also a program called EasyRoboCopy, which might be something
to check out (and I've used it in the past, because it can preserve all
folder dates). I use this program whenever I want to mirror an exact
copy of the directory structures, including the directory datestamps.

http://tribblesoft.com/EasyRoboCopy.php

Thanks much. I hope it can do what XP026 can do.

Bill