Folder Clone
Glockler.com Apps
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folderClone.exe version 0.90.2.0, last updated 6/19/2011
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| Features |
- Command-line utility to copy one folder to another
- emphasis on speed at comparison time to minimize total run time
- Compares file size, creation date, and modification date to compare files to ensure more
files are found.
- It's a command line utility, so it can be scheduled to run in the task scheduler
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| Requirements |
- Microsoft.NET framework v2.0
- Operating Systems: Tested on Windows XP & Windows 7; should be fine on Vista
- RAM: maybe 20MB
- Disk space: 80KB for the program itself, plus additional space for the copied files
- License terms: freeware
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| Command Line Arguments |
| /DELETE[:n] |
This switch will delete files/folders in the destination folder
that don't exist in the source folder
/DELETE:0 do not delete files (default if switch not used)
/DELETE[:1] Permanently delete files/folders (default if switch is used)
/DELETE:2 Send deleted files to the recycle bin. This is safer,
but much slower
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| /COPYALL |
Copy all files regardless of file size and dates
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| /NOPROGESS |
Do not display progress when copying files. This may be faster
on some computers
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| /SUMMARY[:n] |
Determines which version of the summary to display
/SUMMARY:0 - Always display the summary (default)
/SUMMARY:1 - Only show the summary if errors exist
/SUMMARY:2 - Never show the summary
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| /IFSE |
Ignores folder security Errors when retrieving directory listings.
This is needed if your directory contains a junction point
(like your "My Documents" folder) because this program does not
and cannot parse into junction folders.
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| /INFO |
More detailed info about what the program does behind the scenes
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| /? |
Help Screen
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| Why did I write this? |
For a while, I was using XXCOPY /CLONE to backup files on my notebook
to my desktop. It was fine and fairly fast, but it kept breaking when a
service pack was applied, and I often wouldn't even know about it. I finally
switched to ROBOCOPY /MIR, but that was just so darn slow when just comparing files (i.e. iTunes folder).
So, I wanted to write something very specific that was as efficient as
possible when comparing files, since more often than not, my backup will not copy files.
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