You could use a utility for mirroring files called RoboCopy, I believe this in the Resource Kit for Windows 2000 or NT.
Here is the help text output:
---------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBOCOPY v 1.96 : Robust File Copy for Windows NT ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Started : Fri Mar 01 11:22:58 2002
Usage : ROBOCOPY source destination [file [file]...] [options]
source : Source Directory (drive:\path or \server\share\path). destination : Destination Dir (drive:\path or \server\share\path). file : File(s) to copy (names/wildcards: default is "*.*").
Copy options: /S : copy Subdirectories, but not empty ones. /E : copy subdirectories, including Empty ones. /LEV:n : only copy the top n LEVels of the source directory tree.
/Z : copy files in restartable mode.
/SEC : copy SECurity info (both source and dest must be NTFS). /SECFIX : FIX SECurity info on existing files and dirs. /TIMFIX : FIX TIMestamps on existing destination files.
/MOV : MOVe files (delete from source after copying). /MOVE : MOVE files AND dirs (delete from source after copying).
/PURGE : delete dest files/dirs that no longer exist in source. /MIR : MIRror a directory tree (equivalent to /E plus /PURGE).
/A+:[R][A][S][H] : add the given Attributes to copied files. /A-:[R][A][S][H] : remove the given Attributes from copied files.
/CREATE : CREATE directory tree structure + zero-length files only. /FAT : create destination files using 8.3 FAT file names only.
File Selection: /A : copy only files with the Archive attribute set /M : like /A, but remove Archive attribute from source files. /IA:[R][A][S][H] : Include only files with some of the given Attributes set. /XA:[R][A][S][H] : eXclude files with any of the given Attributes set.
/XF file [file]... : eXclude Files matching given names/paths/wildcards. /XD dirs [dirs]... : eXclude Directories matching given names/paths.
/XC | /XN | /XO : eXclude Changed | Newer | Older files. /XX | /XL : eXclude eXtra | Lonely files and dirs. /IS : Include Same files.
/MAX:n : MAXimum file size - exclude files bigger than n bytes. /MIN:n : MINimum file size - exclude files smaller than n bytes.
/MAXAGE:n : MAXimum file AGE - exclude files older than n days/date. /MINAGE:n : MINimum file AGE - exclude files newer than n days/date. (If n < 1900 then n = n days, else n = YYYYMMDD date).
Retry Options: /R:n : number of Retries on failed copies: default is 1 million. /W:n : Wait time between retries: default is 30 seconds.
/REG : Save /R:n and /W:n in the Registry as default settings.
/TBD : wait for sharenames To Be Defined (retry error 67).
Logging Options: /L : List only - don't copy, timestamp or delete any files. /X : report all eXtra files, not just those selected. /V : produce Verbose output, showing skipped files.
/NP : No Progress - don't display % copied. /ETA : show Estimated Time of Arrival of copied files.
/LOG:file : output status to LOG file (overwrite existing log). /LOG+:file : output status to LOG file (append to existing log).
Jason
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-----Original Message----- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:PMAGLINGER@scvl.com] Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 10:05 AM To: 'NetApps list server' Subject: Reducing volume size
I'm looking to reduce the size of one of my volumes. I was hoping to use vol copy, but it does a block to block copy so the destination volume has to be equal or greater than the source. NDMPD is not currently enabled because our backup software (Veritas Backup Exec) doesn't support it. Is there a faster way of moving 50GB of data around so that I can resize my volume other than using Windows Explorer to drag and drop? Recommendations anyone?
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Paul Maglinger, A+, CA, CET, MCSE Systems Administrator Shoe Carnival Inc. (812)867-4674 pmaglinger@scvl.com