EASY: How to Use Robocopy To Copy Files Folders Shares & Permissions

In this video, I'm going to show you how to use Robocopy to clone files, folders, and shares. This is an easy procedure that will help you quickly duplicate files and folders. We even show you how to copy the permissions. It is easy to copy to the same server or to unc path.

This is a quick and easy procedure that will help you quickly duplicate files and folders. Robocopy is a tool that is commonly used to make copies of files and folders. This video will teach you how to use Robocopy to make copies of files and folders. After watching this video, you'll be able to use Robocopy to clone files, folders, and shares quickly and easily!

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How to copy only file changes?
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Intro 0:00
History of Robocopy 0:44
Fastest free copy program Robocopy from one folder to another 1:20
Robocopy switches options explained 1:40
Copy only file changes - Mirror 2:30
Copy the file and folder security permissions 3:13
Robocopy demonstration 3:30
Robocopy to a UNC Path 4:48
Robocopy Permissions 5:40
Robocopy demonstration with UNC path, changes and security 6:33
Robopy help 7:20
Outro 8:00

[bradpeters]

I'm not sure you can make this topic any more clear than this video. Thank you for posting this

[timhumes]

Ive been using this for years, still my favorite go to utility and its free and been there for years.. Thanks for showing its ability to make a Network Admins job much easier and look like a hero :)

[srenbohn]

did I find this video useful ? Absolutely, this is fantastic, wow man I have been looking long time for something like this and I didn't know it was right in front of me. Thanks a million for sharing this ❤

[tinytoons]

Love the your passion, shows in the video's.

[michaelblake]

Hi what if we did robycopy the permissions hit the main folder but did not flow the the subfolders, how can we run it again but not change the files just update the permissions to all the subfolders.

[Regan_bash]

nice really. i have practised and worked. my doubt though everything is copied in DIR why is that showing as skipped. Plz clarify

[erik.lindberg]

Thanks! Very useful! But you forgot to mention /E

[berrinaydin]

iwant to ask a question IF ERRORLEVEL LSS is there such a ussage?

[DeEznotbad.]

hey guys im just new with computers so why is my robocopy not opening properly?

[anmac]

This didn't work for me as intended. I am using windows 10 pro enterprise x64 when I copy a folder, it just overwrites the destination folder with source folder timestamps. For example

robocopy "C:\source\test folder" "D:\destination" /E /dcopy:DAT /copy:DAT /A-:SHAR

My thought is that this command will create "test folder" from C into D, resulting in:
"D:\destination\test folder" this does NOT HAPPEN !!!

INSTEAD, what happens is that destination\ folder from D: is overwritten with timestamps and permissions from "test folder\" in C:

How do U explain this ?

[Shabeerolakara]

how to copy to drive to drive, i mean how should be the command ?

[amrkhalil]

Teracopy and Gs Richcopy 360 are more easy and full-featured for such an issues

[Regan_bash]

Nice .. but in the source for authenticated users. You gave Read and list not write access but in the destination for authenticated users. they have got read and write

[ydiadi_]

i am trying to copy from d/:data to c:/windows folder and getting access denied error please help