Failed to copy 18,303 files [11.9 GB]

[robertpr]

I had a disaster trying to copy FoxPro files [see other thread] so stopped using VV Pro2 until figuring it out, so I just copied data files for a while. Downloaded build 2009 and used the Shadow copy and other options.

Ran it last night for an entire drive [about 30gb] to another drive, all local, no network.

This am, it shows source:
single files 18,303
single folders 1,673
size 11.9 GB

Ran compare and it failed to copy all of my databases and a very long list of other files. No explanation, nothing mentioned in log. With a 30gb source, I had to scan way down to even see the missed files.


Settings:

^^^^^^^^^^

Profile File: d:\xp_files\vvpro\profiles\pro2_D_F.fsf

Folders
- Source: "D:\"
- Target: "F:\"
- Include Subfolders: Yes
Comparison
- Comparison Type: Size and Timestamp
Execution
- Method: Replication (Refresh Target)
- No overwrite / read-only / error confirmations
- Log File: "D:\xp_files\VVPro\profiles\log1.log" (max 1000 KB)
- No archive for deleted/replaced source files
- No archive for deleted/replaced target files
- Copy files even if timestamp changes after initial comparison
- Copy directly to destination file (do not use a temporary file)
- Try to copy files that are in use by other applications
- Use 'Volume Shadow Copy' to copy open files for source
- No empty source/target check

^^^^^^
What did I do wrong?

[Guest]

I changed this line:

Method: Replication (Refresh Target)

to (Update target.)

I don't know if that helped or not, so ran again, and this time it failed to copy +6,000 files at 2Gb.

Ran again, and again, and again, [not kidding, three times] and now its finally down to copy failures of 284 files at 70mb.

Nothing whatsoever in the report! Zero information.
I had to figure this out line by line.

Not too impressed...users need mission critical backups...

[TGRMN Software]

If you setup a log file in the profile settings you will see in there exactly what Viceversa is copying or not copying. The log file contains for each run a Status Summary and a To Do section.
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[Guest]

Well, sort of. The end of the report says:

2005-11-26 04:12:24 : Exit Code: 3. Execution completed with some file copy/delete errors. [ERROR]
2005-11-26 04:12:24 :

And the "compare" says:

Source Single Files
283
64,995,176

So, the "some file copy/delete errors" are 283 files at ~65MB. I have to scroll down 15gb of files to find them, one line at a time.

One thing I did find: the 'restore point' files/folders were not copied. Is this normal?

[TGRMN Software]

Hi - you may switch on the option to log only errors and summary in the profile settings (in the execution section).

[Guest]

"Yes, these are the files needed by Windows for the restore functionality."

Thank you.
I know what they are, but I wonder why they are not copied?