Folder Synchronization fine tuning

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bk3	bk3 posted 23 January 2017 11:18 PM Topic Details Share Topic
New Member Group: Forum Members Posts: 5, Visits: 28	I'm using folder synchronization to create a second copy of my backup files to a removable drive that is smaller than my primary backup drive. By default it appears that robocopy will copy all files in my initial backup folder. This is a problem as my removable drive is not large enough to hold everything. Is there a way to set up the synchronization script (vbscript) so that only the last full backup and differentials/incrementals done after it are copied? Thanks for any help you can provide.
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Richard V.	Richard V. posted 24 January 2017 1:31 AM ANSWER Post Details Share Post
Most Valuable Professional Group: Forum Members Posts: 2K, Visits: 8K	One approach might be to rely on Reflect's creation of new backup files with their archive attribute set. The Robocopy "/m" option will copy only those file and reset the archive attribute. Using Robocopy's "/maxage:<N>" option might be another possibility. A complete Robocopy command-line reference is available in this TechNet article. Regards, Richard V. ("Arvy")
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bk3	bk3 posted 24 January 2017 6:02 PM Post Details Share Post
New Member Group: Forum Members Posts: 5, Visits: 28	Thanks for you help. I'll give those options a try.
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