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Number   :  4703
Date     :  2003-06-02
Author   :  Garry Deane
Subject  :  Re: Two Questions
Size(KB) :  1


--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, Bernard Robinson  
wrote:

> Recently I wanted to clone a CD-RW to another CD-RW disc
> using XXCOPY. The target CD-RW had been used to back up
> the same folders and when I started the backup. I
> received an error message saying that there was not
> enough room on the target CD-RW for the operation. In
> the source CD-RW many, many files had been deleted, so
> there should have been room for the clone operation.
> 
> My solution was to write a batch file like this in order
> to delete files on the destination CD-RW that would be
> overwritten or deleted by the /CLONE operstion before
> starting the copying operation:
> 
> 
> REM This portion clones CD M: with deletions to L:\
> REM
> REM The first line below deletes files and folders on the
> REM destination CD-RW that are either not in the source or else
> REM qualify for being overwritten
> REM
> REM NOTE: The deletion command looks backwards, but it is correct
> REM to delete files on L:\ !!!!!
> REM
> E:\XXCOPY\XXCOPY.exe /RS/BU/FF/YY L:\* M:\
> E:\XXCOPY\XXCOPY.exe /EC/WS/BU/FF/NX0/YY M:\* L:\
> 
> This batch file seems to do the trick. Do you have any suggestions
> for a better way to do this?
> 
> I am using XXCOPY Pro version 2.84.0 on WIN98 2nd edition.

You may not need to do this (although what you are doing looks OK). 
Try using /CLONE/CK0 to disable free space checking by xxcopy. Some 
CD software does a poor job of reporting free space so xxcopy is 
fooled into thinking there isn't sufficient space available and fails.

Garry



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