I have a batch file that contains this line
In the log file I get thisCode:robocopy "E:\ame\Documents\_kunddata" "\\DESKTOP-2S2F2DJ\Backup\Kunddata" /MIR /W:1 /R:1 /LOG:C:\TEMP\BACKUP.LOG
So there are som extra options in the log file. /DCOPY and /COPY are the default values so I get them. Also /PURGE might make sense...Code:Options : *.* /S /E /DCOPY:DA /COPY:DAT /PURGE /MIR /R:1 /W:1
But why is there both /S and /E ?
Is they the opposite?
See if these links help
ROBOCOPY - Create Backup Script - Windows 7 Help Forums
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...mands/robocopy
/s and /e copy subdirectories, but they seem somewhat at odds as one excludes empty directories and the other includes them. I doubt if it makes much difference though, the script I use shows the same thing and it works very well.
No, /s /e are not really at odds. You only really need one or the other, but you'll often see both used together as a 'belt and braces' approach. From Robocopy /? ....
/S :: copy Subdirectories, but not empty ones.
/E :: copy subdirectories, including Empty ones.
/S copies all subdirectories, but only the ones that contain files. /E does the same, but also copies any empty ones. XCopy has the same two options, with the same effects.
Its simpler to use the free GUI as it writes it for you Add a Graphical User Interface (GUI) to the Microsoft Robocopy Command Line Tool
Anders,
My RoboCopy log always reports both /S and /E even though I have only used /E so that is nothing to be concerned about.
Similarly, my RoboCopy log always reports both /Purge and /Mir even though I have only used /Mir so that is nothing to be concerned about either.
[/Mir = /E + /Purge]
I always use /Mir so I don't know whether or not the log would show those unexpected /E and /Purge if /Mir had not been used.
Denis
Last edited by Try3; 25 May 2020 at 06:32.
A big Thank You to all that has replied. I still find /s and /e contradictary, but everything seems to work...
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