Hello, I am trying to exclude random folders during a backup using the /XD option in Robocopy, but while Robocopy shows they will be Excluded, they are not, the command I am using is below and most articles I read say to use the complete path. But these
are users Home Folders and nothing is in a standard location, so explicitly identifying each full path would be a nightmare. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
robocopy \\prlaw.local\dfs\Home I:\G_HOME_FOLDERS /MIR /XA:H /XO /XD "BlackBerry" "cache" "Cookies" "DfsrPrivate" "__DFSR_DIAGNOSTICS_TEST_FOLDER__" "Downloads" "Dropbox" "Fax"
"History" "Old Computer" "iTunes" "Music" "My Music" "My PaperPort Documents" "My Data Sources" "Outlook Files" "ProfileData" "$Recycle.Bin" "Temp"
"Windows" "WordPerfect" "Videos" /XA:ST /XJ /XF "*.bak" "*.ini" "*.pst" "*.mp4" "*.EXE" "*.ZIP" "*.DLL" "*.PS1" "*.RDP" "*.REG"
"*.TMP" "*.WPD" /XX /COPY:DAT /ZB /MT /R:3 /W:1 /log:homefolders.log
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ROBOCOPY :: Robust File Copy for Windows
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Started : Sun Oct 22 11:12:21 2017
Source : \\prlaw.local\dfs\Home\
Dest : I:\G_HOME_FOLDERS\
Files : *.*
Exc Files : *.bak
*.ini
*.pst
*.mp4
*.EXE
*.ZIP
*.DLL
*.PS1
*.RDP
*.REG
*.TMP
*.WPD
Exc Dirs : BlackBerry
cache
Cookies
DfsrPrivate
__DFSR_DIAGNOSTICS_TEST_FOLDER__
Downloads
Dropbox
Fax
History
Old Computer
iTunes
Music
My Music
My PaperPort Documents
My Data Sources
Outlook Files
ProfileData
$Recycle.Bin
Temp
Windows
WordPerfect
Videos
Options : *.* /S /E /COPY:DAT /PURGE /MIR /ZB /XX /XO /XJ /XA:SHT /MT:8 /R:3 /W:1
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