Best way to copy thousands of files from one location to another [W2k Serv]

We have a folder on our server which contains many subfolders and within those subfolders are many different files of varying types.

We need to copy/move certain file types from the subfolders - Word .doc files, .xls files and pdf's to another folder on the server.

The only way I've thought of so far is to do a search for say .doc files and move them first, then on to .xls files and so on.

The main issue we've found by doing it this way is because there are many thousands of each type of file, with very long filename and stored in many different folders, Windows 2000 Server doesn't seem to be able to cope with cutting and pasting any more than say 150 files at a time.

I was wondering if there were any better ways of moving certain file types from multiple folders?

 

Hi Mark

Not even a good idea to do large multi gig copys on a server, what is it doing to your bandwidth and processor while this is going on?

1. write a batch using xcopy or (xxcopy see below) doing a smaller group of folders or files in steps. This way it will complete flush buffers before beginning the next copy cycle.

Look at this

http://www.xxcopy.com/index.htm#summary
for long filenames you would use xxcopy not xxcopy16

http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptreplicator.asp

and this
http://www.codesector.com/teracopy.php

Mike

 

Robocopy from the resource kit tools will do this.