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Number   :  3455
Date     :  2003-01-06
Author   :  yodaslo
Subject  :  Re: Deleted Destination Files
Size(KB) :  2


Kan, on the same topic,

You stated:
 
> We always encourage the use of UNC to address remote
> computers rather than mapping it them by driveletter
> to mimic a local drive.
> 
> When you use a UNC-based path and if the remote resource
> is not accessible, XXCOPY will terminate the session
> immediately by saying "Invalid source directory".

(snip)
> 
> Kan Yabumoto
> ============================================================
> 
> At 2003-01-04 22:55, you wrote:
> >Hello,
> >Stuck on this one. Any ideas why?
> >
> >Using /clone, I am cloning files off of a pc on the LAN.
> >
> >If the connection is 'broken' (i.e. other pc is shut off), 
the /clone
> >operation deletes the previously backed up files anyway from the
> >destination.
> >
> >xxcopy z:\ c:\pc2bu /clone
> >//the operation is being called by pc1 which is c:\
> >
> >Where z:\ is the source, and c:\pc2bu is the dest, all of 
yesterdays
> >copies on the dest are erased if pc2 is shut off, even though 
xxcopy
> >could not perform the copy successfully, since the source was not
> >found (it was shut off).
> >
> >Any input would be very appreciated, as I keep losing my entire
> >backup copy of the pc2 files.
> >
> >Thanks
> >Rich
> >(Kan 'taught us to fish', but sometimes the worm just gets away)



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