Advanced File Transfer and Sync with Robocopy
Dragging files between folders with Windows Explorer is fine for some tasks, but when it comes to industrial-strength file management there’s no substitute for a command line. If you’re willing to do a little typing in exchange for power and flexibility you can’t get with Windows Explorer, get to know Robocopy.
Robocopy (the name is short for Robust File Copy) was first introduced with the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit and is included in all editions of Windows Vista. Its many strengths include the ability to copy all NTFS file attributes and to "mirror" the contents of an entire folder hierarchy across local volumes or over a network. If you use the right combination of options, you can recover ...
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