I backup with robocopy /mir. I keep a history of backups to go back to if a user inadvertently deletes something and realizes it within the rotation window (two weeks). I want deletes to take, when a user deletes a file, I want it deleted from a backup as soon as the user deletes it. Of course, this comes from knowing the user base. When a file is deleted here, there's some thought given behind deleting it.
On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 10:37 AM, N Parr <npar...@mortonind.com> wrote: > I was just wanting to do a /d with no date qualifier. Looks like /MIR is > better because it delete destination files and folders that no longer > exist. Although in my case where I'm just trying to do a quick backup for > users I don't really want to delete anything so I can restore it quickly to > them if they accidently deleted it. So basically I want to do a /mir > without a /purge. So /mir isn't really the same as /d > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Christopher Bodnar [mailto:christopher_bod...@glic.com] > *Sent:* Friday, January 29, 2010 9:34 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: robocopy script - deleting aged folders > > /MIR mirrors a directory tree. The question was how to do the > equivalent of /D in xcopy, which is: > > > > /D:m-d-y Copies files changed on or after the specified date. > > If no date is given, copies only those files whose > > source time is newer than the destination time. > > > > > > > > Chris Bodnar, MCSE > Sr. Systems Engineer > Infrastructure Service Delivery > Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services > Guardian Life Insurance Company of America > Email: christopher_bod...@glic.com > Phone: 610-807-6459 > Fax: 610-807-6003 > ------------------------------ > > *From:* jonathan.l...@gmail.com [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Friday, January 29, 2010 10:26 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: robocopy script - deleting aged folders > > > > Am I missing something, isn't that what /mir is supposed to do? > > On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 10:06 AM, N Parr <npar...@mortonind.com> wrote: > > But I don't want to go back a specific date, I just want it to copy the > file and replace it if it's been changed. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Christopher Bodnar [mailto:christopher_bod...@glic.com] > > *Sent:* Friday, January 29, 2010 8:08 AM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: robocopy script - deleting aged folders > > > > /MAXAGE:n > > > > Excludes files with a Last Modified Date older than *n* days or specified > date. If *n* is less than 1900, then *n* is expressed in days. Otherwise, > *n* is a date expressed as YYYYMMDD. > > > > > > > > Chris Bodnar, MCSE > Sr. Systems Engineer > Infrastructure Service Delivery > Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services > Guardian Life Insurance Company of America > Email: christopher_bod...@glic.com > Phone: 610-807-6459 > Fax: 610-807-6003 > ------------------------------ > > *From:* N Parr [mailto:npar...@mortonind.com] > *Sent:* Friday, January 29, 2010 8:50 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: robocopy script - deleting aged folders > > > > Another question about robocopy. How do you do the equivalent of and xcopy > /d in robocopy? > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Christopher Bodnar [mailto:christopher_bod...@glic.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, January 28, 2010 2:00 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: robocopy script - deleting aged folders > > You need /MOVE see below. /MOV only does files. /MOVE does files and > directories: > > > > /MOV Moves files (that is, deletes source files after copying). > > /MOVE Moves files and directories (that is, deletes source files and > directories after copying). > > > > > > > > Chris Bodnar, MCSE > Sr. Systems Engineer > Infrastructure Service Delivery > Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services > Guardian Life Insurance Company of America > Email: christopher_bod...@glic.com > Phone: 610-807-6459 > Fax: 610-807-6003 > ------------------------------ > > *From:* gregfar...@gmail.com [mailto:gregfar...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, January 28, 2010 2:52 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* robocopy script - deleting aged folders > > > > I have a ROBOCOPY batch file question please: > > > > C:\Parcams is a directory that accumulates dated security camera > snapshots. > > The snapshots for each day are stored in a sub-directory, named after that > date, > > i.e., C:\Parcams\parcams-12-30-2009 > > > > I have prepared a script for purging files and folders that are greater > than "n" days old. > > However, I have not quite got the script right. It successfully deletes the > files > > inside the dated directories, but it leaves the empty directories behind. > > > > pic: http://screencast.com/t/OWFlYmEy > > > > Here is the text of the script: > > > > mkdir c:\dump > > robocopy C:\PARCAMS C:\dump /E /MOV /MINAGE:60 /R:10 > > rmdir C:\dump /s /q > > > > Here is a screenshot of the results of the batch file: > http://screencast.com/t/ZjMyMzVjN > > > > Any suggested tweaks? I'd like to have the script remove those empty > directories too. > > > > Thanks! ~Greg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *This message, and any attachments to it, may contain information that is > privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. > If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are > notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or > communication of this message is strictly prohibited. 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