Comments on: A Nifty Tool: xxcopy http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/03/16/a-nifty-tool-xxcopy.html High-minded, fanatically malthusian perspectives Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:09:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan tdaxp http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/03/16/a-nifty-tool-xxcopy.html/comment-page-1#comment-16127 Dan tdaxp Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/03/16/a-nifty-tool-xxcopy.html#comment-16127 <p>Typo fixed!<br /> <br /> There's an expression that screams poetry...<br /> <br /> (Now where was Sean there? I can't believe someone beat him to it!)</p> Typo fixed!

There's an expression that screams poetry…

(Now where was Sean there? I can't believe someone beat him to it!)

]]> By: aaron http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/03/16/a-nifty-tool-xxcopy.html/comment-page-1#comment-16128 aaron Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/03/16/a-nifty-tool-xxcopy.html#comment-16128 <p>I'd gladly help transfer an identical copy using an Ubuntu Live CD or some other solution. Don't trust Windows to copy live files.<br /> <br /> (That's a freebie to Ry and others, now they know I'm additionally a god damn Linux hippy.)</p> I'd gladly help transfer an identical copy using an Ubuntu Live CD or some other solution. Don't trust Windows to copy live files.

(That's a freebie to Ry and others, now they know I'm additionally a god damn Linux hippy.)

]]> By: Curtis Gale Weeks http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/03/16/a-nifty-tool-xxcopy.html/comment-page-1#comment-16126 Curtis Gale Weeks Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/03/16/a-nifty-tool-xxcopy.html#comment-16126 <p>God price?</p> God price?

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/03/16/a-nifty-tool-xxcopy.html/comment-page-1#comment-16129 Jonathan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/03/16/a-nifty-tool-xxcopy.html#comment-16129 <p>I've been using xxcopy for years to back up hard drives. It is excellent.</p> I've been using xxcopy for years to back up hard drives. It is excellent.

]]> By: Dan tdaxp http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/03/16/a-nifty-tool-xxcopy.html/comment-page-1#comment-16130 Dan tdaxp Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/03/16/a-nifty-tool-xxcopy.html#comment-16130 <p>Aaron, I've had positive experiences with Ubuntu. (Now if only iTunes worked on it...)<br /> <br /> Jonathan, I agree. The choice for me came down to xxcopy and Microsoft robocopy. However, as Microsoft already caused this problem (Windows copy couldn't work, nor could "copy," and xcopy was the thing causing problems) I decided to go with the non-redmond solution.</p> Aaron, I've had positive experiences with Ubuntu. (Now if only iTunes worked on it…)

Jonathan, I agree. The choice for me came down to xxcopy and Microsoft robocopy. However, as Microsoft already caused this problem (Windows copy couldn't work, nor could “copy,” and xcopy was the thing causing problems) I decided to go with the non-redmond solution.

]]> By: Dan tdaxp http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/03/16/a-nifty-tool-xxcopy.html/comment-page-1#comment-16131 Dan tdaxp Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/03/16/a-nifty-tool-xxcopy.html#comment-16131 <p>Update: Because xxcopy is unable to copy filenames with Chinese characters, I had to dump it for robocopy. I'm very happy with that Microsoft utility, though I have to use the /W:2 /R:2 flags, otherwise it will take a million years (literally).</p> Update: Because xxcopy is unable to copy filenames with Chinese characters, I had to dump it for robocopy. I'm very happy with that Microsoft utility, though I have to use the /W:2 /R:2 flags, otherwise it will take a million years (literally).

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