Robocopy - Compare modified dates of files?

Posted by Kenny Bones on Stack Overflow See other posts from Stack Overflow or by Kenny Bones
Published on 2010-05-20T08:00:57Z Indexed on 2010/05/20 10:20 UTC
Read the original article Hit count: 506

Filed under:

robocopy

|

vbscript

|

last-modified

Hi, I've been trying to create this script that basically mirrors two sets of folders and it's content (including subfolders), but only copy files that are newer than the ones that already exist. I tried doing this by writing a vbscript, but it turns out that I manualle need to scan each subfolder and then it's content. And then that subfolder's content as well and so on and so forth.

So I'm wondering if anyone knows if this can be done with Robocopy?

© Stack Overflow or respective owner

Related posts about robocopy

Overriding destination directory from ROBOCOPY Job file?

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
I am using Robocopy for backing up my project directories to an external disk, and it works like a charm. Except for one little issue: sometimes, I wish I could override the destination directory which I specify in my Robocopy Job file (myproject.rcj) to send the files somewhere else. So if I have… >>> More
Fixing Robocopy for SQL Server Jobs

as seen on SQL Team - Search for 'SQL Team'
Robocopy is one of, if not the, best life-saving/greatest-thing-since-sliced-bread command line utilities ever to come from Microsoft. If you're not using it already, what are you waiting for? Of course, being a Microsoft product, it's not exactly perfect. ;) Specifically, it sets the ERRORLEVEL… >>> More
Robocopy permission denied

as seen on Super User - Search for 'Super User'
Robocopy is preinstalled with Windows 7. I've used it many times in the past. I tried to copy a folder to a remote share with robocopy c:\source "\\server\share\path" /s /r:2 /w:2` As a result I get permission denied. Using explorer I can copy files to this share. I've opened a command prompt… >>> More
How to abort robocopy on first error

as seen on Super User - Search for 'Super User'
When using robocopy windows utility, what flags do I set so that robocopy aborts on the very first error it sees, similar to xcopy /dry command? I need to mirror two dirs, and on occasion some files would be locked. I do not want robocopy to continue trying to copy files, or override the files that… >>> More
Robocopy to a drive connected to a wlan router fails

as seen on Super User - Search for 'Super User'
I have a wireless router and an USB hard drive connected to it. Basic file access on the command line and Explorer works flawlessly after having set up some options on the router and mapping to some folders with net use k: \\ROUTER\Folder1 /user:MYLAPTOP\Me password /persistent:yes net use n: \\ROUTER\Folder2… >>> More

Related posts about vbscript

Associate mount points with local disks in VBscript / WMI

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
I have a VBscript that outputs various config items about a system. Both hardware and software. I can output disks and their associated partitions. I can output mount points. I do not seem to be able to associate a mount point with a local disk (where it actually is a local disk). I need to be able… >>> More
Any other preprocessor directives in VBScript/Classic ASP?

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
The only pre-process directive that I know about in VBScript / Classic ASP is the #include. I don't know if that is the official name but I'm basically looking for code that can execute code or other instructions before the general VBScript. Are there any other such directives in VBScript? Such as… >>> More
how to pass and access command line arguments in VBscript

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
how to pass and access command line arguments in VBscript >>> More
[OT] : Windows Activation, en masse

as seen on SQL Blog - Search for 'SQL Blog'
This weekend I discovered a minor issue in one of my virtual environments. I had built out 100 VMs based on a Hyper-V template, but I forgot to activate the original source before creating the template, so all of the machines were suddenly out of compliance. While easy enough on a one- or two-machine… >>> More
Retrieve user details from Active Directory using SID

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
Hi, How can I find a user in my AD when I have his/her SID. I don't want to rely on other attributes, since I am trying to detect changes to these. Example: I get a message about a change to user record containing: Message: User Account Changed: Target Account Name: test12 Target… >>> More