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Microsoft => Microsoft DOS => Topic started by: FrankGC on June 06, 2010, 10:14:40 AM
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Hi,
How do I determine the version of Robocopy that I have?
I looked at Robocopy.exe.mui > properties > details and it did not show the version. If I can determine the version and if here is a later one available where can I find it?
My Robocopy came with Vista.
Thanks
Frank C
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Hi,
How do I determine the version of Robocopy that I have?
I looked at Robocopy.exe.mui > properties > details and it did not show the version. If I can determine the version and if here is a later one available where can I find it?
My Robocopy came with Vista.
Thanks
Frank C
C:\>dir /s robo*.*
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 0652-E41D
Directory of C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools
04/02/2003 08:07 PM 253,440 robocopy.doc
04/18/2003 06:06 PM 79,872 robocopy.exe
2 File(s) 333,312 bytes
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&displaylang=en
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(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/billrich/robo.jpg)
Directory of C:\Windows\System32
07/13/2009 08:14 PM 97,280 Robocopy.exe
1 File(s) 97,280 bytes
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Version File version Year Origin
1.70 - 1997 Windows NT Resource Kit
1.71 4.0.1.71 1997 Windows NT Resource Kit
1.95 4.0.1.95 1999 Windows 2000 Resource Kit
1.96 4.0.1.96 1999 Windows 2000 Resource Kit
XP010 5.1.1.1010 2003 Windows 2003 Resource Kit
XP026 5.1.2600.26 2005 Downloaded with Robocopy GUI v.3.1.2
XP027 5.1.10.1027 2008 Bundled with Windows Vista, Server 2008 and later
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Note: XP027 only runs on Vista and later, and was included in those OSs anyway, so there is no point in downloading later than XP026.
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Holey Cow...
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Thanks to all for the responses.
My Win Vista has Windows Resource Kits Tools is here:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Resource Kits\Tools
It has Subinacl but I don't see Robocopy.
The reason that I asked about the version of Robocopy is because I got in considerable difficulty with some folders and files regarding ownership and permissions on the external drive that was used for backup by Robocopy.
See Post "Elevated command Prompt fails to find path" Reply #4 on: June 01, 2010, 11:36:21 AM »
I did not want to repeat that experience so I wanted to see if My robocopy was up to date. I did run it again and had no difficulty.
Still, it would be nice to find the Robocopy.exe and see it's version number.
Do you know where it is in Vista Ultimate 64 bit?
Thanks
Frank Camp
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Do you know where it is in Vista Ultimate 64 bit?
The usual place would be C:\Windows\System32 (This is where Robocopy.exe is on my Windows 7 Pro 64 bit, and I have no doubt that it's the same on Vista. If it is, and you didn't put it there, it must be the default bundled version and it must therefore be the latest version - XP027, file version 5.1.10.1027.
Your file ownership/permission problems are unlikely to be have been caused by Robocopy.
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Thanks so much Salmon Trout,
I did find Robocopy.exe in C:\Windows\System32
It came bundled with Vista Ultimate 64 bit.
It is version 5.1.0.0 1027 dated 1/20/2008.
I do believe the ownership/permission problem arose from Robocopy. I was not using any other tool to write to the external drive.
The bad owners were - nobody (Unix User\nobody)
The OK owners were - Linux User,,, (EXTERNALDRIVE\everyone)
Thanks
Frank Camp
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I do believe the ownership/permission problem arose from Robocopy. I was not using any other tool to write to the external drive.
The bad owners were - nobody (Unix User\nobody)
The OK owners were - Linux User,,, (EXTERNALDRIVE\everyone)
Thanks
Frank Camp
/COPY:copyflag :: what to COPY for files (default is /COPY:DAT).
(copyflags : D=Data, A=Attributes, T=Timestamps).
(S=Security=NTFS ACLs, O=Owner info, U=aUditing info).
did you use /COPY:DATSOU ?
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I do believe the ownership/permission problem arose from Robocopy. I was not using any other tool to write to the external drive.
OK, I'll rephrase it slightly
Your file ownership/permission problems are likely to be have been caused by how you used Robocopy.
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Thanks to both for the response.
This is the Robocpy cmd inside of a small .bat file
Perhaps using /COPY:DT was not a good idea, but initially I got a lot of "Error 5 Access denied".
Robocopy C:\Users\Owner\Music\recordings\ \\externaldrive\public\BackUp-Music\recordings\ /S /COPY:DT /MIR /Log:MusicBkupLog.txt
/COPY:DT copies Data and Timestamps. Does not copy Attributes thus avoiding "Error 5 access denied".
/MIR mirrors the source directory tree
/S copy Subdirectories, but not empty ones.
Running Robocopy under Task Scheduler can be challenging if the destination is a shared network drive.
A solution to get the destination drive accessed is to use Universal Naming Convention (UNC) addressing for the target:
\\externaldrive\public\BackUp-Music\recordings\
I used the same format to backup pictures with no problem:
Robocopy C:\Users\Public\Pictures\ \\externaldrive\public\BackUp-Pictures\ /S /COPY:DT /MIR /Log:PictureBkupLog.txt
Thanks
Frank Camp