Robocopy : migrate files, copy file attributes, ACLs, empty folders...

Robust File and Folders copy (Robocopy)
By default Robocopy will only copy a file if the source and destination have different time stamps or different file sizes.

Robocopy

Some of the useful swtiches:

robocopy \\server01\folder01 \\server02\folder02 /e /copyall

Copy everything under folder01 to folder02 (includes all files attributes, security settings, time stamp), empty folders included.


robocopy \\server01\folder01 \\server02\folder02 /s /copyall

Copy everything under folder01 to folder02 (includes all files attributes, security settings, time stamp), empty folders not included.


robocopy \\server01\folder01 \\server02\folder02 /e /copyall /create

Create folders and files structure for everything under folder01 at folder02 (includes all files attributes, security settings, time stamp), empty folders included. Good for testing folders migration.


robocopy \\server01\folder01 \\server02\folder02 /e /copyall /move

Move everything under folder01 to folder02 (includes all files attributes, security settings, time stamp), empty folders included.