But with SMB 2.1 and the new version of Robocopy, full multithreaded operation is supported and we should therefore see better performance in these scenarios.

Robocopy (or Robust File Copy) for Windows is a useful utility built into Windows that allows you to efficiently copy or transfer one, 10 or 1,000,0000 files and folders all in one go. Not only can ...

We've set up a new SAN device and are moving our user data to this device, generally one user at a time. We always have used Robocopy to preserve all the ACLs of the files and folders being moved ...

I'm experimenting the use of Robocopy (the XP version, from the Windows XP Resource Kit) to backup a server.Robocopy is running on the local PC, making a local copy of a tree of user files from ...

Robocopy is a robust tool for copying files, but it may not be the best option for inexperienced users, so before you dive in to rolling your own backup scripts, consider other, ...

Microsoft's Robocopy compromise But a recent example from the storage world does suggest something about Microsoft's "people will beat up on us regardless" dilemma. Written by Angus Kidman ...