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|    Grant Taylor to Terry Pinnell    |
|    Re: Copy entire C: contents    |
|    20 Mar 21 12:15:27    |
      From: gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net              On 3/20/21 5:19 AM, Terry Pinnell wrote:       > Because my regular backup software on this Win 10 PC is suddenly       > not working I'd be very grateful if someone could suggest a reliable       > batch file I can use until I get it fixed please?              It's my understanding that traditional copy / xcopy / robocopy like       commands /can't/ /successfully/ copy a full NT (et al.) system /because/       of files that are /system/ open and / or locked, e.g. the registry /       swap file / SAM DB.              You can /usually/ successfully copy /usr/ /data/.              At least that's been my experience when trying to copy a running NT et       al. system.                            --       Grant. . . .       unix || die              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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