If you'd like to play along, the batch file below demonstrates the problem. Note that we're creating two files, copying them to a new folder, but only one ends up at the end. I really need to be able to use robocopy to do this copy to minimize the disruption to the users, but this is really jamming me up.
-----------------snip----------------- md CollisionTest cd CollisionTest echo a > xxxxxx~1.xxx echo a > xxxxxxxxxx.xxx md new copy /y *.* new dir new -----------------snip----------------- -----Original Message----- From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu] Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 3:41 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Weird robocopy /mir bug? Turns out that this issue was a known issue that was fixed in W2K SP3 and NT SP5. Unfortunately it seems to be back. Maybe I should spin up a W2K box to do this copy :) Anybody have any better options? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/195144 -----Original Message----- From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu] Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 7:33 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Weird robocopy /mir bug? You mean short name generation on the server? That's on my list of "desperation" ideas, mainly cuz I've never done it so I'm not sure exactly what the effects will be. Does that delete all existing short names? -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 6:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Weird robocopy /mir bug? Turn off short filenames? On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 15:51, Crawford, Scott <crawfo...@evangel.edu> wrote: > I’m having some strange problem where robocopy /mir doesn’t actually, > well…mirror. I’m pretty sure it has something to do with short file names. > The files that are causing problems are named: > > > > Short name Long name > > OLIVER~1.WPD OLIVER-M.GD2.wpd > > OLIVER-M.GRD > > OLIVER~3.WPD oliver-m.rec.wpd > > OLIVER~2.WPD > > > > Due to the nature of the problem, I’m not sure which files are > actually causing the problem, but I believe it’s the last two listed. > It seems like there’s a name collision on OLIVER~2.WPD. > > > > I’ve posted the log below and also at www.evangel.edu/robocopy.txt for > better readability. I’ve run robocopy /mir 4 times so you can see how > it goes back and forth replacing existing files with new ones. > > > > I can’t for the life of me figure out what’s going on or more > importantly how to fix it. Any help is appreciated. > > > > E:\Staff\NelsonN\My Documents\WPDocs\profcorr\Rec\Letters>dir "Floppy > Disk 1\oli*.*" /x > > Volume in drive E is New Volume > > Volume Serial Number is B0B3-6FF9 > > > > Directory of E:\Staff\NelsonN\My > Documents\WPDocs\profcorr\Rec\Letters\Floppy Disk 1 > > > > 12/25/1999 06:36 PM 13,121 OLIVER~1.WPD OLIVER-M.GD2.wpd > > 03/15/1999 01:20 AM 12,684 OLIVER-M.GRD > > 03/15/1999 05:50 PM 8,803 OLIVER~3.WPD oliver-m.rec.wpd > > 12/25/1999 06:29 PM 10,367 OLIVER~2.WPD > > 4 File(s) 44,975 bytes > > 0 Dir(s) 61,758,398,464 bytes free > > > > E:\Staff\NelsonN\My Documents\WPDocs\profcorr\Rec\Letters>n: > > > > N:\Staff\NelsonN\My Documents\WPDocs\profcorr\Rec\Letters>e: > > > > E:\Staff\NelsonN\My Documents\WPDocs\profcorr\Rec\Letters>robocopy > "Floppy Disk 1" "n:Floppy Disk 1" /mir > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > > ROBOCOPY :: Robust File Copy for Windows > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > > > > Started : Thu Jul 28 12:03:13 2011 > > > > Source : E:\Staff\NelsonN\My > Documents\WPDocs\profcorr\Rec\Letters\Floppy > Disk 1\ > > Dest : N:\Staff\NelsonN\My > Documents\WPDocs\profcorr\Rec\Letters\Floppy > Disk 1\ > > > > Files : *.* > > > > Options : *.* /S /E /COPY:DAT /PURGE /MIR /R:1000000 /W:30 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > > > > 91 E:\Staff\NelsonN\My > Documents\WPDocs\profcorr\Rec\Letters\Floppy Disk 1\ > > 100% New File 10367 OLIVER~2.WPD > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > > > > Total Copied Skipped Mismatch FAILED Extras > > Dirs : 1 0 1 0 0 0 > > Files : 91 1 90 0 0 0 > > Bytes : 1.01 m 10.1 k 1.00 m 0 0 0 > > Times : 0:00:00 0:00:00 0:00:00 0:00:00 > > > > Ended : Thu Jul 28 12:03:13 2011 > > > > E:\Staff\NelsonN\My Documents\WPDocs\profcorr\Rec\Letters>robocopy > "Floppy Disk 1" "n:Floppy Disk 1" /mir > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > > ROBOCOPY :: Robust File Copy for Windows > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > > > > Started : Thu Jul 28 12:03:15 2011 > > > > Source : E:\Staff\NelsonN\My > Documents\WPDocs\profcorr\Rec\Letters\Floppy > Disk 1\ > > Dest : N:\Staff\NelsonN\My > Documents\WPDocs\profcorr\Rec\Letters\Floppy > Disk 1\ > > > > Files : *.* > > > > Options : *.* /S /E /COPY:DAT /PURGE /MIR /R:1000000 /W:30 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > > > > 91 E:\Staff\NelsonN\My > Documents\WPDocs\profcorr\Rec\Letters\Floppy Disk 1\ > > 100% New File 10367 OLIVER~2.WPD > > 100% Older 8803 oliver-m.rec.wpd > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > > > > Total Copied Skipped Mismatch FAILED Extras > > Dirs : 1 0 1 0 0 0 > > Files : 91 2 89 0 0 0 > > Bytes : 1.01 m 18.7 k 1016.1 k 0 0 0 > > Times : 0:00:00 0:00:00 0:00:00 0:00:00 > > > > Ended : Thu Jul 28 12:03:15 2011 > > > > E:\Staff\NelsonN\My Documents\WPDocs\profcorr\Rec\Letters>robocopy > "Floppy Disk 1" "n:Floppy Disk 1" /mir > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > > ROBOCOPY :: Robust File Copy for Windows > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > > > > Started : Thu Jul 28 12:03:16 2011 > > > > Source : E:\Staff\NelsonN\My > Documents\WPDocs\profcorr\Rec\Letters\Floppy > Disk 1\ > > Dest : N:\Staff\NelsonN\My > Documents\WPDocs\profcorr\Rec\Letters\Floppy > Disk 1\ > > > > Files : *.* > > > > Options : *.* /S /E /COPY:DAT /PURGE /MIR /R:1000000 /W:30 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > > > > 91 E:\Staff\NelsonN\My > Documents\WPDocs\profcorr\Rec\Letters\Floppy Disk 1\ > > 100% New File 10367 OLIVER~2.WPD > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > > > > Total Copied Skipped Mismatch FAILED Extras > > Dirs : 1 0 1 0 0 0 > > Files : 91 1 90 0 0 0 > > Bytes : 1.01 m 10.1 k 1.00 m 0 0 0 > > Times : 0:00:00 0:00:00 0:00:00 0:00:00 > > > > Ended : Thu Jul 28 12:03:16 2011 > > > > E:\Staff\NelsonN\My Documents\WPDocs\profcorr\Rec\Letters>robocopy > "Floppy Disk 1" "n:Floppy Disk 1" /mir > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > > ROBOCOPY :: Robust File Copy for Windows > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > > > > Started : Thu Jul 28 12:03:17 2011 > > > > Source : E:\Staff\NelsonN\My > Documents\WPDocs\profcorr\Rec\Letters\Floppy > Disk 1\ > > Dest : N:\Staff\NelsonN\My > Documents\WPDocs\profcorr\Rec\Letters\Floppy > Disk 1\ > > > > Files : *.* > > > > Options : *.* /S /E /COPY:DAT /PURGE /MIR /R:1000000 /W:30 > > > > 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