Hi folks, This weekend I need to move about 300Gb of data from one server (Server 2003) to another server (Server 2008), same domain. This data is user file storage. I've done this before with much smaller amounts of data, and it sometimes fails on a particular folder because someone has the file open, or went home for the weekend and left a file open by mistake. Also, I just did this by drag/drop from one share to another. Any advice on how best to do this for 300Gb of data? I will send out notes to users saying I'm doing this over the weekend, but it won't matter, they will still log in and access files. Is there a better way than drag/drop? Thanks, Mike

If you are worried that the users let their folders open and still access the server even if you perform a transfer, disconnect the first server (server 2003) from your network then connect it to the second server (I mean a network that is constituted only by the two servers: no other computer is able to connect to them). After that, perform your transfer and you are sure that you transfer will be OK. Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. Best regards.

Malek, I hadn't thought of isolating the two machines, but that's not a bad idea. Thanks, Mike

You're always welcome. Best regards.

Hi, I'd recommend looking at the robocopy and richcopy utilities as well. These will not cause the entire copy to fail if a single file is inaccessible and a report is generated for failed files. -- Mike Burr