Hello,
I am migrating my Windows File Server 2003 to Windows File Server 2012 R2 - Standard, Member only and may be to promote it later to DC. The WFS-2003 role as a Print Server, DNS and a DC.
I have three Shared Folders they are: Data, Users and Drawings which has security permissions in place.
I was planning to use RoboCopy 3.1 to copy the files from one server to the new server.
I am planning to install the RoboCopy 3.1 to my Windows 8.1 PC. I am reading the UserGuide and it seems that the only switch I need to use is /SEC and /COPYALL.
Here are my concerns:
1. What happens to the Stamp Date? I want all my files to retain its original created date, I don't want the copied files to be the current date or else it will be a big mess.
2. I also read in the Community that there is an issue using RoboCopy using on Windows 8 in regards to attributes, it is telling us to reset first the "A" attribute on the structure you wan to copy BEFORE you do the copy.
I read thru the User Guide provided on the Help Section, I was looking at the switches hmmm...I am not sure which ones to use.
Here is what I wanted to do
* Inherit all Folders and Files Stamp Dates.
* Inherit all Security Permission in place from Source
* Copy Tree Structure
Also Can a Target Location be on a different folder? it seems that if the Target does not have the same root folder name, it will not copy anything. example:
Source: \\fileservernew\one\folder1
Target: \\fileservernew\two\folder1