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From: gettys@regent.enet.dec.com (Bob Gettys N1BRM)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: XCOPY /S across diff't disk formats??
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Date: 11 Oct 90 19:47:36 GMT
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In article <1990Oct11.194748.9380@canterbury.ac.nz>, cctr132@canterbury.ac.nz writes...
>Dear Netlanders,
> 
>I've been looking around a couple of ftp sites for a copy utility that will
>copy ALL of the files AND their associated directory structure from one disk to
>another (here comes the tricky bit) AND allow you to do so across disk formats.
> 
>By way of example:  A student has some files on high-density 5 1/4 disks and
>wants to copy these to double-density 3 1/2 disks so s/he can read them in the
>drive on a laptop.  The 5 1/4 disks are nearly full (approx 1 Meg) so the
>files have to be split across TWO 3 1/2 disks.
> 
>DOS's XCOPY meets the first two criteria but falls over when the target is
>full, as do a couple of programs I found.
> 
>I found several hopeful sounding cadidates, but none are quite up to all of the
>requirements.  The two disk formats mentioned above are solely by way of
>example - with over 9000 students on campus we get all possible combinations at
>our file transfer service.
> 
>An ftp site for your *favourite* such util would be much appreciated, as our
>operators are getting a bit sick of doing it the long way with high to med.
>density transfers. 
> 
>AdvTHANKthankTHANKthankTHANKance,
> 
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>| Nick FitzGerald, PC Applictions Consultant, CSC, Uni. of Canterbury, N.Z. |
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	I use XTPro Gold to do this. It allows copying either with or without
the structure to any media. It will stop when the destination is full, allow
you to format a disk if needed, and then continue with the next disk. 



	Sorry; I don't know a "free" version.




	/s/	Bob Gettys	N1BRM