And while there is a GUI for RoboCopy, the reason RichCopy might be a useful alternative to explore is that it is multi-threaded, whereas RoboCopy is not.
There have been some issues with RichCopy preserving ACL's however. Dunno if they have all been fixed. -sc From: Jonathan [mailto:ncm...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 2:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: File Copier with GUI? You would be correct. It was actually a GUI front end written for the Command line utility....and is specifically mentioned in the first sentence of the link posted in the email to which you responded. :-) Jonathan - Thumb typed from my HTC Droid Incredible (and yes, it really is) on the Verizon network. On Feb 22, 2011 2:22 PM, "Rankin, James R" <kz2...@googlemail.com> wrote: > IIRC, there is a graphical version of robocopy. > > Typed frustratingly slowly on my BlackBerry(r) wireless device > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rubens Almeida <rubensalme...@gmail.com> > Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:14:47 > To: NT System Admin Issues<ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>Subject: Re: File Copier with GUI? > > Has anyone tried RichCopy? They say it's like a graphical interface of > robocopy... > > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.04.utilityspotlight.asp x > > On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 6:27 PM, Andrew S. Baker <asbz...@gmail.com> wrote: >> For me, these aren't one-off problems... They happen often enough, with only >> minor detail differences. >> I have a script (acopy.bat) that I use to copy files from one location to >> another. You could call it as follows: >> for %v in (dir1 dir2 dir3 dir4) do acopy >> "\\source\share\%~v <file:///\\source\share\%25~v> " "\\destination\share\%~v <file:///\\destination\share\%25~v> " >> >> http://KB.UltraTech-llc.com/Scripts/?File=aCopy.BAT >> >> It is based on XCOPY >> ...OR... >> You could use XCOPY/ROBOCOPY to copy everything and exclude the folders or >> file types that you don't care about. >> >> Easy enough to put together in 10-15 min, max >> >> In contrast, this thread is now over an hour old. >> >> ASB (Find me online via About.Me) >> Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Paul Hutchings <paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk> >> wrote: >>> >>> You know the scenario, you need to copy a few hundred gigs worth of >>> specific sub directories from A to B. >>> >>> >>> >>> Robocopy is probably ideal but it's a PITA to script all those folder >>> paths for a one-time operation, and if you do a ctrl-select and set the copy >>> off from Windows Explorer you can be pretty sure you're going to walk in the >>> next day to find it's got a problem with a single file half way through so >>> it's cancelled the whole operation (with no real clue what and why it >>> happened). >>> >>> >>> >>> So, what do you use? >>> >>> >>> >>> I've tried Rich Copy which looks great, but in reality it just doesn't >>> seem to work very well with multiple source folders. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Paul >>> >>>________________________________ >>> MIRA Ltd >>> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
