is ROBOCOPY a good form of backup as a tool?

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Published on 2010-06-08T12:53:09Z Indexed on 2010/06/08 13:03 UTC
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seeing how it does not do a write verify unless scripted (or is it needed?) is it a decent option to dump a few folders to another server? i am just worried about whether the data, after being copied, might be corrupted but you would not be aware of it being buggy?

i have used it in the past without issue but am seeking feedback in case i missed something obvious.

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