Robocopy
Robocopy allows copying, mirroring or moving of files and directories.
Robocopy makes use of the Windows Robocopy command. learn more
Properties
Copy
Mode
The operation to perform on the source directory.
Options:
- Copy
- Mirror
- Move files
- Move files and directories
Source directory
Indicates the full path of the directory on which to perform the action.
Target directory
Indicates the full path to the destination directory.
Copy subdirectories
Copy subdirectories, excluding empty ones.
Include empty subdirectories
Copy subdirectories, including empty ones.
Restart mode
Copy files in restart mode.
Backup mode
Copy files in backup mode.
Number of retries
Indicates the number of retries on failed copies.
Time between retries
Indicates the wait time between retries, in seconds.
Filter
File pattern
File(s) to copy. If no value is specified, all files (*.*) will be copied.
Exclude files
Excludes files that match the specified names or paths. Note that FileName can include wildcard characters (* and ?).
Exclude directories
Excludes directories that match the specified names and paths.
Excludes changed files
Excludes changed files.
Excludes newer files
Excludes newer files.
Excludes older files
Excludes older files.
Excludes extra files and directories
Excludes extra files and directories.
Excludes lonely files and directories
Excludes lonely files and directories.
Includes same files
Includes the same files.
Includes tweaked files
Includes tweaked files.
Max file size
Indicates the maximum file size (to exclude files bigger than N bytes).
Min file size
Indicates the minimum file size (to exclude files smaller than N bytes).
Max age
Indicates the maximum file age (to exclude files older than N days or date).
Min age
Indicates the minimum file age (exclude files newer than N days or date).
Max last access date
Indicates the maximum last access date (excludes files unused since N).
Min last access date
Indicates the minimum last access date (excludes files used since N) If N is less than 1900, N specifies the number of days. Otherwise, N specifies a date in the format YYYYMMDD.
Logging
Log file
Writes the status output to the log file (appends the output to the existing log file).
Overwrite file
Writes the status output to the log file (overwrites the existing log file).
List files only
Indicates that files are to be listed only (and not copied, deleted, or time stamped).
Log all extra files
Reports all extra files, not just those that are selected.
Verbose
Produces verbose output, and shows all skipped files.
Include source file timestamps
Includes source file time stamps in the output.
Include full path
Includes the full path names of the files in the output.
Log size as bytes
Prints sizes, as bytes.
Exclude file size
Indicates that file sizes are not to be logged.
Exclude file class
Indicates that file classes are not to be logged.
Exclude file names
Indicates that file names are not to be logged.
Exclude directory names
Indicates that directory names are not to be logged.
Exclude progress
Indicates that the progress of the copying operation (the number of files or directories copied so far) will not be displayed.
Include ETA
Shows the estimated time of arrival (ETA) of the copied files.