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| | Is this Robocopy or Vista causing the problem? I find paths such as the following listed repeatedly in the Robocopy log when I backup my users folder (robocopy is running as administrator). Eventually Robocopy completely fills the destination disk, which is three times the size of the source disk and was completely empty at the start of the copy: "c:\Users\nick\Local Settings\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Microsoft\FORMS\" "c:\Users\nick\Local Settings\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\" etc... These paths appear over and over with greater and lesser duplications of \Application Data\ appearing in each path. This is the version of Robocopy supplied with Vista. Nick |
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| | Re: Is this Robocopy or Vista causing the problem? Nick Payne wrote: Quote: > I find paths such as the following listed repeatedly in the Robocopy log > when I backup my users folder (robocopy is running as administrator). > Eventually Robocopy completely fills the destination disk, which is > three times the size of the source disk and was completely empty at the > start of the copy: > > "c:\Users\nick\Local Settings\Application Data\Application > Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application > Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application > Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application > Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application > Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application > Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Microsoft\FORMS\" or so ago using the backup utility "SecondCopy". I even took a couple of screen shots to prove that I wasn't dreaming. <g> I never resolved it and I now use Karen's Replicator -- which doesn't seem to have this problem. -- -blj- |
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| | Re: Is this Robocopy or Vista causing the problem? "Brian L Johnson" <no.email@xxxxxx> wrote in message news p.t1x7k1xg0v1caa@xxxxxxQuote: > Nick Payne wrote: > Quote: >> I find paths such as the following listed repeatedly in the Robocopy log >> when I backup my users folder (robocopy is running as administrator). >> Eventually Robocopy completely fills the destination disk, which is >> three times the size of the source disk and was completely empty at the >> start of the copy: >> >> "c:\Users\nick\Local Settings\Application Data\Application >> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Microsoft\FORMS\" > Just so's you know that you're not alone, I also had this problem a week > or so ago using the backup utility "SecondCopy". I even took a couple of > screen shots to prove that I wasn't dreaming. <g> > > I never resolved it and I now use Karen's Replicator -- which doesn't seem > to have this problem. > installation it has the same problem as Robocopy of suffering an infinite recursion of "Application Data" directories when I try to backup my user\userid folder. Nick |
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| | Re: Is this Robocopy or Vista causing the problem? Nick The path: c:\Users\nick\Local Settings\Application Data Is pointing to 2 Junction Points (Local Settings and Application Data). If there are junction points in the path of the folders you are copying, this will cause the infinite loop you are seeing and break RoboCopy. You need to exclude folder junction points by using the /XJD switch in the command. A junction point redirects files or programs that try to access that folder name/location. -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User "Nick Payne" <someone@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uC3OeyIKIHA.1188@xxxxxx Quote: >I find paths such as the following listed repeatedly in the Robocopy log >when I backup my users folder (robocopy is running as administrator). >Eventually Robocopy completely fills the destination disk, which is three >times the size of the source disk and was completely empty at the start of >the copy: > > "c:\Users\nick\Local Settings\Application Data\Application > Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application > Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application > Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application > Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application > Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application > Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Microsoft\FORMS\" > > "c:\Users\nick\Local Settings\Application Data\Application > Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application > Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application > Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application > Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application > Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application > Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet > Explorer\" > > etc... > > These paths appear over and over with greater and lesser duplications of > \Application Data\ appearing in each path. > > This is the version of Robocopy supplied with Vista. > > Nick |
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| | Re: Is this Robocopy or Vista causing the problem? Thanks. That was the fix. "Ronnie Vernon MVP" <rv@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:770C6AE0-75D5-4E57-B3C9-02745DAC79AC@xxxxxx Quote: > Nick > > The path: > c:\Users\nick\Local Settings\Application Data > > Is pointing to 2 Junction Points (Local Settings and Application Data). If > there are junction points in the path of the folders you are copying, this > will cause the infinite loop you are seeing and break RoboCopy. > > You need to exclude folder junction points by using the /XJD switch in > the command. > > A junction point redirects files or programs that try to access that > folder name/location. > > -- > > Ronnie Vernon > Microsoft MVP > Windows Shell/User > > > "Nick Payne" <someone@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:uC3OeyIKIHA.1188@xxxxxx Quote: >>I find paths such as the following listed repeatedly in the Robocopy log >>when I backup my users folder (robocopy is running as administrator). >>Eventually Robocopy completely fills the destination disk, which is three >>times the size of the source disk and was completely empty at the start of >>the copy: >> >> "c:\Users\nick\Local Settings\Application Data\Application >> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Microsoft\FORMS\" >> >> "c:\Users\nick\Local Settings\Application Data\Application >> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >> Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\" >> >> etc... >> >> These paths appear over and over with greater and lesser duplications of >> \Application Data\ appearing in each path. >> >> This is the version of Robocopy supplied with Vista. >> >> Nick |
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| | Re: Is this Robocopy or Vista causing the problem? Nick Glad this helped. -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User "Nick Payne" <someone@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23U%23v9GuKIHA.4584@xxxxxx Quote: > Thanks. That was the fix. > > "Ronnie Vernon MVP" <rv@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:770C6AE0-75D5-4E57-B3C9-02745DAC79AC@xxxxxx Quote: >> Nick >> >> The path: >> c:\Users\nick\Local Settings\Application Data >> >> Is pointing to 2 Junction Points (Local Settings and Application Data). >> If there are junction points in the path of the folders you are copying, >> this will cause the infinite loop you are seeing and break RoboCopy. >> >> You need to exclude folder junction points by using the /XJD switch >> in the command. >> >> A junction point redirects files or programs that try to access that >> folder name/location. >> >> -- >> >> Ronnie Vernon >> Microsoft MVP >> Windows Shell/User >> >> >> "Nick Payne" <someone@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:uC3OeyIKIHA.1188@xxxxxx Quote: >>>I find paths such as the following listed repeatedly in the Robocopy log >>>when I backup my users folder (robocopy is running as administrator). >>>Eventually Robocopy completely fills the destination disk, which is three >>>times the size of the source disk and was completely empty at the start >>>of the copy: >>> >>> "c:\Users\nick\Local Settings\Application Data\Application >>> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >>> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >>> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >>> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >>> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >>> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >>> Data\Microsoft\FORMS\" >>> >>> "c:\Users\nick\Local Settings\Application Data\Application >>> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >>> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >>> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >>> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >>> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >>> Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application >>> Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\" >>> >>> etc... >>> >>> These paths appear over and over with greater and lesser duplications of >>> \Application Data\ appearing in each path. >>> >>> This is the version of Robocopy supplied with Vista. >>> >>> Nick |
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