tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post120330660899799535..comments2023-07-23T23:43:14.726-07:00Comments on Some Life Blog: Fixed! ROBOCOPY Usage on Linux EXT2 / EXT 3 File SystemsKen Hanscomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16487725702319613405noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-57956424548934502852011-11-24T14:39:35.785-08:002011-11-24T14:39:35.785-08:00Thanx!
My DLINK DNS-325 will have an easier life ...Thanx! <br />My DLINK DNS-325 will have an easier life after reading this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-27662253112050946762011-02-26T07:08:51.941-08:002011-02-26T07:08:51.941-08:00The /fft switch does help a lot but I still have a...The /fft switch does help a lot but I still have a few files that have not changed that still copy every time robocopy is run. I can live with it since its just a few and doesn't slow the process much but I would still really like to understand why this is happening. Anyone else see this too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-84449834518641344502011-02-18T13:32:01.137-08:002011-02-18T13:32:01.137-08:00Thank you very much! You saved me!!!!Thank you very much! You saved me!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-84074869603402594372011-02-03T02:20:58.898-08:002011-02-03T02:20:58.898-08:00Wow! After years of having this problem its finall...Wow! After years of having this problem its finally working correctly!<br /><br />Windows 7 64-bit to Synology DS410 NAS serverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-77570308014361838992010-12-23T07:59:05.579-08:002010-12-23T07:59:05.579-08:00Firstly, thank You!
I saw this switch but was una...Firstly, thank You!<br /><br />I saw this switch but was unable to think it could solve my iPhone sync problem. But now, if I know that the target or source drive is a ext2 or ext3 filesystem I could use the famous FFT switch and all is running smooth.Wes Westonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-72606639821387176552010-10-01T08:28:34.641-07:002010-10-01T08:28:34.641-07:00Thanks !!!Thanks !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-5899859323104483432010-09-21T20:28:46.008-07:002010-09-21T20:28:46.008-07:00Thanks....just spent the last week working on the ...Thanks....just spent the last week working on the Mirror prior to the NAS being attached....<br /><br />Attached the EMC NAS and it ran and ran and ran.... <br /><br />Then some testing and reailzed the issue.. I'm with Will above...lots of data being redone over and over. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-42326489040046239742010-06-20T06:45:13.338-07:002010-06-20T06:45:13.338-07:00thx: EXACTLY what I wanted to know!thx: EXACTLY what I wanted to know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-46976896890457520872010-06-07T07:52:22.878-07:002010-06-07T07:52:22.878-07:00Your fix for me worked fantastic for my new NAS de...Your fix for me worked fantastic for my new NAS devices. I backup at least 3TB a night and could not figure out why it was pulling files that were the same date. Thank you very much.<br /><br />WillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-53081119239680915262010-05-19T18:45:34.647-07:002010-05-19T18:45:34.647-07:00Thank you, this works great. I was pulling my hai...Thank you, this works great. I was pulling my hair out over why a backup to my Dlink 323 was taking days!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-68943785493503911282010-03-18T05:21:00.937-07:002010-03-18T05:21:00.937-07:00Rocking tip! We have an Intel NAS device and were...Rocking tip! We have an Intel NAS device and were experiencing the same behavior. You were on of the top google hits, simple solution, and most importantly it works! :)<br /><br />Thanks<br />--Andrew Duey, MCSEGorillaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217037860497314278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-11212588138023663502010-02-18T05:41:38.197-08:002010-02-18T05:41:38.197-08:00Awesome tip! I switched to rsync because of this ...Awesome tip! I switched to rsync because of this problem with my Dlink DNS-323. But it was so freaking slow! Probably 50-60 times slower. /fft on robocopy works great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-20814820535965257092009-12-09T22:44:06.398-08:002009-12-09T22:44:06.398-08:00Whee, tanks from Finland! Our small office backups...Whee, tanks from Finland! Our small office backups run a lot smoother now, since it knows to skip most of the old files. How could one know the meaning of all those switches :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-20405668933488419272009-11-08T10:59:03.459-08:002009-11-08T10:59:03.459-08:00Nice post this worked like a champNice post this worked like a champAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-45338790709358502292009-01-03T12:44:00.000-08:002009-01-03T12:44:00.000-08:00Thanks very much, I had a similar problem when map...Thanks very much, I had a similar problem when mapping a drive with webdav and the /FFT parameter solved the problemAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-15535526514229197692008-12-16T01:54:00.000-08:002008-12-16T01:54:00.000-08:00Man, you saved my life with this trick!Man, you saved my life with this trick!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-13556584732128592472008-11-23T07:29:00.000-08:002008-11-23T07:29:00.000-08:00Thank you very much! I had the same problem too wh...Thank you very much! I had the same problem too when using robocopy to backup my data to a Western Digital network drive. I tried a lot of options for robocopy but without any success. Your solution worked perfectly ;-)tristofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12156589997241288951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-57943865857764411612008-09-23T05:54:00.000-07:002008-09-23T05:54:00.000-07:00Thanks, Ken. I was getting this exact issue with ...Thanks, Ken. I was getting this exact issue with copying to/from an EMC NAS system.<BR/><BR/>Your blog is much appreciated!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-6723244327770071942008-09-15T10:28:00.000-07:002008-09-15T10:28:00.000-07:00Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou Thank...Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou !<BR/><BR/>I use perl with robocopy, and just migrating to ext3 server noticed uber slow copies, where it should have only been deltas..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-53454501724605163732008-08-07T19:07:00.000-07:002008-08-07T19:07:00.000-07:00I also thank you! This solved my backup problem wi...I also thank you! This solved my backup problem with my new Buffalo NAS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-25919252483510603632008-08-01T20:50:00.000-07:002008-08-01T20:50:00.000-07:00Was having the same issue on my Western Digital My...Was having the same issue on my Western Digital MyBook World NAS. This worked perfectly. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-22340200977676058962008-06-03T20:57:00.000-07:002008-06-03T20:57:00.000-07:00Thanks a lot! I was wondering why robocopy shows m...Thanks a lot! I was wondering why robocopy shows me a bunch of older/newer, which was a total nonsense to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-45621861823482320942008-05-29T06:30:00.000-07:002008-05-29T06:30:00.000-07:00Good to hear Mark, it has been smooth sailing sinc...Good to hear Mark, it has been smooth sailing since I made that change!<BR/><BR/>-KenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-34103704780110762252008-05-29T06:08:00.000-07:002008-05-29T06:08:00.000-07:00Great blog entry, was having the same issue for so...Great blog entry, was having the same issue for some time, your fix works perfectly fine! Thanks MarcClaudia & Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05828821691634000229noreply@blogger.com