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Number   :  5134
Date     :  2003-07-28
Author   :  Garry Deane
Subject  :  Re: /RX switch problem....
Size(KB) :  1


--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "thoughtsandideas"  wrote:
> 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?

Did you try the following as I previously suggested?

xxcopy z:\data\ k:\backup\data\ /CLONE/FF/NX0/PZ0/ON:xxcopy.log

If you have tried this and are still being prompted, there's 
something strange with your setup that is causing a problem. It might 
be the media, the directory names or some other unusual case. I 
suggest you try to get to the bottom of it rather than use /YY which 
might end up deleting data you don't want to delete.

Garry



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