Copying Files in System Recovery Concil (Win2k server)

[psppsp]

I need to copy a large number of files and folders using the command line in Windows Recovery Council (The command line). Can someone give me the command line to copy all folders, subfolders, and files to a differant location? As an example:

I want to copy ALL files and folders in "C:\" to "D:\backup\"

I know I could type, "copy c:\*.* d:\backup\*.*" but that only does files in the "C:\" directory, not all subdirectories.

Thanks.

Pat

[jkrohn]

Try taking a look at xcopy

xcopy /S /E will copy all subdirectories (including empty ones).

For a full backup of system files, read-only files, etc
xcopy C:\*.* /h/i/c/k/e/r/y D:\backup\

Jkrohn

[psppsp]

I don't have Xcopy as an option, and when I try putting a floppy in with Xcopy on it, it says it's not an allowed command. The commands it allows are:

ATTRIB
BATCH
CD
CHDIR
CHKDSK
CLS
COPY
DEL
DELETE
DIR
DISABLE
DISKPART
ENABLE
EXIT
EXPAND
FIXBOOT
FIXMBR
FORMAT
HELP
LISTSVC
LOGON
MAP
MD
MKDIR
MORE
RD
REN
RENAME
RMDIR
SYSTEMROOT
TYPE

None of these jump out at me as things I want to use. I need to copy all of the files, directories, and subdirectories to a differant drive so that I can format c:

Someone please help on this.

[meese]

XCOPY is the command for this. Maybe its not available (for some reason) in the recovery console. I use xcopy all the time on my W2K server, but never tried in the recovery console.

Another option is to remove the drive and make it a slave in another W2K machine.

Is this server acting as a domain controller? What do you plan to do with theses files after you copy them?

[psppsp]

We've considered removing the drive and putting it in a differant machine, but we don't have any other machines with scsi ports available.

The server is not a domain controller. We have Citrix running on this machine, and we just want to keep a backup of the files that are used. We're going to do a full format and reinstall of WIndows and Citrix, but want to keep all the files as they were before the format for the meantime.

Is there a better way to get to the command line other than using recovery council?

Where is xcopy kept in a windows 2000 directory structure?

[meese]

You can get to the command prompt by clicking Start>Programs>Accessories>Command Prompt. I can use xcopy here.

There is also a backup tool built into windows. Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Backup. Maybe this is an option?

[psppsp]

Will I be able to use the /h/i/c/k/e/r/y commands to copy over all of the system files? When I try using the copy command in windows (not the command line) it won't copy the files that are currently in use. Will I be able to do that at the command line through the OS?

I don't want to use the Backup feature for this.

[meese]

You can't copy files that are in use. Thats why I suggested moving the drive to another machine. But then I didn't realize it was SCSI. One other option is to boot into safe mode, then try xcopy. At least this way the minimun is running at this point.

Another option is to add a unformatted drive to the system and install W2K pro on it. This drive may be e: f: or even m:. It doesn't matter. Just make sure you install W2K on the unformatted drive. So now you have a dual boot system. Boot to W2K pro (and you may as well use this disk for you backup) copy your server c: partition to it.