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How to copy a directory structure and all NTFS security attributes

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This one was actually easier than I thought.  Robocopy seems to do a good job at this.  I created a folder structure that had empty folders and some NTFS permissions.  I called this folder that I wanted to copy Copytest.  I then executed this Robocopy command to make a copy of this folder structure on another hard drive.

Robocopy e:\CopyTest c:\CopyTest /sec /mir

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The /SEC preserves the permissions and the /MIR creates a mirror of the original location on the destination.

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George said…
Love Robocopy! Such a great tool and has worked for me flawlessly for years.
February 11, 2013 at 9:14 AM
Steve said…
Robocopy is good, but how do you work with open files.
March 26, 2013 at 12:07 PM
Steve said…
Only problem with Robocopy is that it will not work with open files. I was hoping that Copy-Item would work, but I don't see any info on it coping the ACL's, nor open files.
March 26, 2013 at 12:10 PM
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