Hi all I try to copy data from a location on 1 2008 R2 server to another location on a different 2008 R2 Server with everything intact ie. permissions, data, etc My bat file looks like this : @echo off cls robocopy "source" "destination" /copyall /zb /sec /e /w:1 /r:1 /log+:<logfilelocation.log> /tee When i start the bat file it would sit at this screen for a while before continuing: (I cannot understand why) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBOCOPY :: Robust File Copy for Windows ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Started : Wed Dec 14 12:21:17 2011 Source : <> Dest : <> Files : *.* Options : *.* /TEE /S /E /COPY:DATS /ZB /R:1 /W:1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0 e:\Data\Shared Data\Shares\ Why does it take so long at that screen ( 2 - 10minutes) before continuing. And that goes for every "directory" line like the one above. Should it be like that? or would XCOPY be a better option for me to use? Got the following syntax from someone to use as XCOPY xcopy "source" "destination" /O /X /E /H /K >> e:\<logfilename>.log

Perhaps there is a change in behaviour between XP027 and previous XP026 (and later). Look into http://blogs.technet.com/b/ben_parker/archive/2009/07/01/the-security-permissions-aren-t-the-same-when-i-use-robocopy-copyall-or-robocopy-sec.aspx Regards Milos

Hi CraMey, Thank you for your post. /sec Copies files with security (equivalent to /copy:DAT). /copyall Copies all file information (equivalent to /copy:DATSOU). Please try to test using sec or copyall parameter like command below: robocopy "source" "destination" /copyall /log+:<logfilelocation.log> /tee robocopy "source" "destination" /sec /log+:<logfilelocation.log> /tee If there are more inquiries on this issue, please feel free to let us know. Regards,Rick Tan TechNet Community Support

Hi CraMey, Thank you for your post. /sec Copies files with security (equivalent to /copy:DAT). /copyall Copies all file information (equivalent to /copy:DATSOU). Please try to test using sec or copyall parameter like command below: robocopy "source" "destination" /copyall /log+:<logfilelocation.log> /tee robocopy "source" "destination" /sec /log+:<logfilelocation.log> /tee If there are more inquiries on this issue, please feel free to let us know. Regards,Rick Tan TechNet Community Support