Robocopy does copy only the new or changed files. However it does copy the whole files (similar to the -W switch in rsync). I use robocopy whenever I already have a secure connection (VPN) or when my backups don't include large (multi GB) database files. To see if robocopy will work by itself for you, add the -W switch and see if that's acceptable. It'll take a bit longer for changed files but will be just as fast for new files.
_____________________________ Stephen Zemlicka Integrated Computer Technologies PH. 608-558-5926 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of havoc Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 10:50 AM To: rsync@lists.samba.org Subject: Re: cygwin rsync windows to windows ACL problem Does robocopy handle partial transfers, and backups of changed deleted files? My reason for wanting rsync is to maintain a mirror, and accomplish incremental backups via --backup --backup-dir=<blah> with rsync. On Monday 01 October 2007, Stephen Zemlicka wrote: > I have also noticed that permissions aren't always copied under windows. > I've heard you can use robocopy to do it. I have not because it hasn't > been critical to my operation but supposedly, you can use something like > > ROBOCOPY source destination /XO /XN /XC /E /COPY:ATSOU > > After the backup script. This should not copy any files and just copy the > file permissions and attributes. Let me know if that helps. > > BTW, robocopy is part of the windows 2003 resource kit. > > _____________________________ > Stephen Zemlicka > Integrated Computer Technologies > PH. 608-558-5926 > E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > havoc > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 9:59 AM > To: rsync@lists.samba.org > Subject: cygwin rsync windows to windows ACL problem > > I am having problems using rsync on cygwin to properly copy the > ownership of files from windows to windows. > I am running: rsync -avPA //src_addr/some/path /local/dst/path/ > > Based on: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rsync@lists.samba.org/msg18920.html > and: > http://www.nabble.com/Re:-I-need-rsync-+-acl-support-for-windows--t2462647. >h tml > > ENV: CYGWIN=ntsec tty > I am running this on Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 (a DC), the SRC is > a Windows XP SP2 domain member. > I have tried patching the cygwin rsync source to enable ACL support, > and had this confirmed by rsync --version > This didn't work so I got rsync-acl-2.6.9.tar.bz2 from: > http://mattmccutchen.net/myrsync/ > and configured with --enable-acl-support > This still does not work. Is what I am trying to do not possible, > or am I just doing something wrong? > > Thanks for any input. > > -- > > - havoc -- - havoc -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html