I am attempting to copy some files from a windows 2008 server using diskshadow.
I am using the following script:
#DiskShadow script file
set context persistent nowriters
set metadata c:\copydata\backup.cab
set verbose on
begin backup
add volume c: alias SystemVolumeShadow
add volume d: alias DataVolumeShadow

create

expose %SystemVolumeShadow% p:
expose %DataVolumeShadow% q:


exec c:\copydata\backupscript.cmd

end backup

delete shadows exposed p:
delete shadows exposed q:
#End of script
if i use xcopy in c:\copydata\backupscript.cmd I get "access denied" errors along with "0 files copied" however the files and datestamps are copied, but not the contents of the files.
if i use robocopy in c:\copydata\backupscript.cmd I get no errors however nothing is copied.
Is there a command which will copy files from a shadow copy created with diskshadow in the same manner as xcopy could be used with shadow copies created with vshadow.exe.
Alternatively if there was a way I can select a nas drive as the target for a backup using "Windows Server Backup" as that would do instead.
Thanks in advance for your assistance

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Hi,

I would suggest trying the following syntax:
robocopy X:\shadowcopy\dir\dir Y:\dir /S /XJ /COPY:DAT /NFL /NDL /w:0 /r:0
The header information:

I am copying only the dir/dir directories (change as required)X being the source driveY being the destination drive*.* indicates to copy all files/NDL suppresses directory listings to the console/NFL suppresses file listings to the console/S copies the source folder and all sub folders and files/COPY:DAT copies data, attributes and timestamps/XJ exclude junction points/R:0 number of retries on failed copies (in other words -do not re try - Edit to taste)/W:0 wait between retries
Kind Regards,
Martin
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Hi,

I would suggest trying the following syntax:
robocopy X:\shadowcopy\dir\dir Y:\dir /S /XJ /COPY:DAT /NFL /NDL /w:0 /r:0
The header information:

I am copying only the dir/dir directories (change as required)X being the source driveY being the destination drive*.* indicates to copy all files/NDL suppresses directory listings to the console/NFL suppresses file listings to the console/S copies the source folder and all sub folders and files/COPY:DAT copies data, attributes and timestamps/XJ exclude junction points/R:0 number of retries on failed copies (in other words -do not re try - Edit to taste)/W:0 wait between retries
Kind Regards,
Martin
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Thanks for your response. The robocopy syntax you suggested was essentially what I was doing. I re run the same batch file the following day and this time it performed as expected. A bit worrying that the same code produces different results on different
days, but at least it works now. So thanks again.

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