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Number   :  7164
Date     :  2004-02-04
Author   :  Colin Culpitt-Smith
Subject  :  Cloning problem
Size(KB) :  1


I'm a great user of XXcopy but recently came across a problem when using
the Clone switch, when backing up my boot drive to a spare partition. Files
are copied OK the first time, but I immediately run my batch file a second
time just to be sure. This always shows that 2 files have been copied, no
matter how many more times I run the backup! When running XXcopy twice
or more, I expect it to show no files have been copied, with exit code 100!

Can anyone explain why & how to prevent this? I tried using the /FF switch
with no success.

The 2 copied files are always the same ones - 'System.dat' & the desktop
shortcut of my batch file, 'HDC'. This is the output filelist 'copied.txt'
using the /Fo switch:-

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.DAT -> G:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.DAT
C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\HDC.pif -> G:\WINDOWS\Desktop\HDC.pif

This is the output log file 'cloned.txt', using the /oN switch, & shows the
command line I use:-

XXCOPY ver 2.85.1
Command Line = C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\XXCOPY.EXE C:\ G:\ /clone
/EXmyexc1.lst /pb /Q3 /ILSwin98 /ILDwinBU /oNG:\cloned.txt /foG:\copied.txt
/FF
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Directories processed = 1,189
Total data in bytes = 5,862,375
Elapsed time in sec. = 2.03
Action speed (MB/min) = 173.3
Files examined = 15,483
Files copied = 2
Filelist File Created = G:\copied.txt
Log File Created = G:\cloned.txt
Exit code = 0 (No error, Successful operation)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Many thanks to all you expert XXcopy users for your help!

Colin

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