Robocopy: Deleting Folder Files

"Seems Ten Forums dissolves what ever I have written if I go to another screen. Annoying,"
I'm guessing but - instead of clicking on links while you are writing a post, right-click on them and select Open in new tab instead.

I'm still amazed that you need to do anything with permissions on a flash drive.

I don't know what "I figured out how to export data from Free, then figured out (again) how to make a file using it." means.

I'm cooking my dinner now. I'll check back later or tomorrow.

All the best,
Denis

Yes, it's fine.
I'd have chosen to take and post a screenshot though.
The pdf loses a lot of the clarity that a screenshot achieves.
Your pdf - my example screenshot
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My thoughts
1 You have some big applications so checking for ones you don't use would be worthwhile - Settings, Apps.
2 swsetup rings a bell. It is so small that it is hardly worth worrying about but if I checked my notes I think I'd find that its contents are HP update leftovers that can be deleted [after copying to your external drive].
3 I agree that your own files within C:\Users should be the focus of your efforts. If you open up that folder within TreeSize you will probably see that almost all that space is used up by your main user account.

Apart from thinking about those comments, we can remain focussed on:
1 Making a system image on an external drive, and
2 RoboCopying your own files onto an external drive.


All the best,
Denis

Michael,

Any approach is good.
What is important right now is to put a backup on each of two external disks.
We can then discuss which approach is "best" when we know that your files have been backed up and are therefore protected from failures.
"Best" cannot be allowed to take precedence over "done".

Denis

mikeincousa said:

I found this yesterday:
Windows 10 how to move copy from hard drive to hard drive
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/move-your-files-to-a-new-windows-pc-using-an-external-storage-device-dd139b2e-bc73-4431-8e6e-c96e10dffdf5

I think that method is better than doing nothing.

mikeincousa said:

I am uncertain how I might check the attributes on the D: file. The main one being the TimeStamps.

That method will not preserve timestamps; it will change folders' & files' Date created to the moment of doing the copying.
RoboCopy is the tool to use if you want to preserve existing folder & file timestamps.


All the best,
Denis

Michael,

mikeincousa said:

Sounds like you are saying that for a start I should clear all of my unused apps?

I don't know what you are referring to. I don't think I have made any comments about your installed apps at all. I don't think your installed apps have anythgin at all to do with backign up your files to an external drive.

mikeincousa said:

It seems that the heat build up is inherent in the process

I have no idea why you are talking about heat.


I urge you to get your RoboCopying done. Once you have two backups you are safe from the risk of defective disks.


Denis

Michaek,

And have you done the backing up, the RoboCopying?

Denis