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Number   :  5126
Date     :  2003-07-27
Author   :  thoughtsandideas
Subject  :  Re: /RX switch problem....
Size(KB) :  1


> Let me come back to my original message:
> 
> I don't think the alleged bug with /CLONE /RX
> combination really exists. It is just the poor
> wording in the prompt which misleads many people.
> 
> Thanks for reading this long message.
> 
> Kan Yabumoto

So, according to your explanation, it's correct for xxcopy to prompt
me to delete every single directory in the dst (which it does when I
add the /RX switch), even though those directories *DO* exist in the src.

The wording of the documentation is what's confusing, because it says:

/RX Removes files in dst which are absent in src

...but instead, it's removing files (well, dirs) that are NOT absent
in the src (and prompting me for every single one).

All I want is to make an exact copy of a directory tree from one drive
to another. I'd think that /CLONE would do that.

As I said earlier, when I use:

/CLONE /Q1 /oE3 /FF /PB /NX0

...it *ALMOST* works, except that it prompts me when it's about to
delete a dst dir that doesn't exist in the src. I thought that /RX
would fix that, but instead, it now prompts me to delete every single
dst dir, when it shouldn't be deleting 99% of them in the first place,
because they *DO* exist in the src.

I feel like I'm beating a dead horse here, because that's the third
time I've explained the problem. Can you please just tell me what
switch(es) I need to use to clone a directory tree without being
prompted at all?

Thanks,
Anthony



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