migrate files and folders 1

[zhangl]

Hi,

I need to migrate files and folders from one drive to another drive, which are in the same W2K server. And I want to keep the regional security settings. Anytime, when I copy or cut the files to the target drive, they inherit the target drive's permission settings.

Could you tell me a easy way to get it.

Thanks,
Jerry

 

[MattWray]

That is the way Windows is by default. When moving between drives the files will inherit the target's permissions. I'm not sure is there is a way around this...

Thanks,

Matt Wray
MCSE, MCSA, MCP, CCNA

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[zhangl]

Matt,

Is there some software can do that?
Thanks,
Jerry

 

[zhangl]

Cool! I find the solution.
The utility XXCopy can move files and folders to the target drive with the regional security settings.

http://www.xxcopy.com

Thanks,
Jerry

 

[MSMVP]

You can accomplish just what you're looking for and a lot more in a couple of ways. One would be to use the Resource Kit tool 'Robocopy' with the /sec switch, among others.

Also, you could make use of our good old DOS friend, XCOPY with the /O command, copying any ownership and ACL information along with it. All of the other cool switches are still there - so you can copy the entire structure of a tree and then re-apply the ownership and ACLs. For example:

xcopy d:\myfiles\*.* e:\newmyfiles /e /h /o

will copy all files (including hidden / system) from d:\myfiles to e:\newmyfiles, including the security information.

Cool, huh?



Rick Kingslan MCSE, MCSA, MCT
Microsoft MVP - Active Directory
Associate Expert
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

 

[zhangl]

Great! How can I forget the XCopy?

Thanks, Rick.

Jerry