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Re: XXCOPY & Robocopy barf on files bigger than 100 Mb - now general syncing

From "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk>
Newsgroups comp.os.ms-windows.misc, alt.windows7.general, microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, soc.genealogy.computing
Subject Re: XXCOPY & Robocopy barf on files bigger than 100 Mb - now general syncing
Date 2023-07-29 20:07 +0100
Organization 255 software
Message-ID <G5J32UNqNWxkFwhH@255soft.uk> (permalink)
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In message <ua36sm$2kmit$1@dont-email.me> at Sat, 29 Jul 2023 16:14:46, 
Enno Borgsteede <ennoborg@gmail.com> writes
>Op 29-07-2023 om 04:08 schreef J. P. Gilliver:
>
>> Thanks all for the recommendation. I did suspect SyncToy wasn't 
>>always  copying everything (I haven't installed either on this machine 
>>yet -  I've just been using explorer, and copying everything). I've 
>>had a look  at the FreeFileSync website, and it _looks_ somewhat more 
>>informative  than SyncToy, so I'll give it a go next time I do a 
>>backup. (Obviously  it won't save any time the first time.)
>
>Well, I think that it will, if you copied everything with explorer. And 
>that is, because at its 1st run, it will compare timestamps and sizes, 
>and assume that all files with equal sizes and timestamps are the same, 
>and also assume that files with newer timestamps should overwrite older 
>ones. It will also assume that files that don't exist on either side

The first time, there won't be anything in the destination.

>need to be copied from the other (in two-way mode).

You're worrying me talking about "either side" and "two-way mode" - but 
I think probably unnecessarily. I just want a copy, with no chance of 
anything changing the source side. But I think selecting mirror mode 
will do that.
>
>When synchronization is done, names, sizes, and timestamps are saved in 
>a hidden database file, so that the program can detect deletions, and 
>files that have changed on both sides between sessions.

That will certainly change things on the second and subsequent backups.
>
>Note that timestamps may differ when you have a FAT file system on one 
>side, because that doesn't know anything about daylight savings. In 
>such a case you may see lots of files with a 1 hour difference, and if 
>you want, the program can correct for that too.

Useful to know. I _think_ I have NTFS on both my internal and external 
HDs. (Certainly on the internal, as "Everything" works well, and IIRR it 
either doesn't work at all, or works very slowly, on FAT.)
[]
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            XXCOPY & Robocopy barf on files bigger than 100 Mb - now general syncing "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2023-07-27 17:14 +0100
              Re: XXCOPY & Robocopy barf on files bigger than 100 Mb - now general syncing Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2023-07-28 08:46 +0200
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                Re: XXCOPY & Robocopy barf on files bigger than 100 Mb - now general syncing "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2023-07-29 20:07 +0100
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          Re: XXCOPY & Robocopy barf on files bigger than 100 Mb john <john1@s145802280.onlinehome.fr> - 2023-07-28 11:20 +0200
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