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Number   :  3771
Date     :  2003-02-20
Author   :  CBFalconer
Subject  :  Re: Why copy same old files each time?
Size(KB) :  0


"Jim Goudie " wrote:
> 
> Hi! I'm relatively new to XXCopy, I've read a good bit, but can't
> solve my problem:
> 
> On a Compaq, running Windows XP, I'm trying a simple backup to a
> CD-RW drive from a batch file. The xxcopy command line is:
> 
> xxcopy c:\data\access\*.* f:\data\access\ /BU /PB
> 
> It runs fine, except that certain files are copied every time. It
> won't skip them even though they are identical. Running the batch
> file a couple times in a row, it still copies some files every time,
> and nothing else was done in between. I've had the same problem
> with /BI /BU and /CLONE... which, I realize, are very similar...

Possibly because the file times are changed? Some utilities load
configuration files on startup and write them back out on
termination, regardless of changes.

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Chuck F (cbfalconer@y...) (cbfalconer@w...)
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