Copying folders as a bundle with permissions (sorta like scopy)

[punchme]

I have a need for a particular type of utility, and I'm curious if anyone knows of such a thing. I need to be able to copy large directories across shares while keeping security/ACL information intact. I've worked with scopy, but when working with small files, it takes way too long (such as over high-latency WAN links) to process each file. What I really need is a tool that bundles the files before transfer, kind of like zip/tar, but that keeps security/ACL info intact (like scopy). Also much like zip/tar, I need the ability to extract the bundle on the other end so it's a directly accessible directory (as opposed to some "backup file" format).

Has anyone ever used a tool that meets these requirements?

Thanks.

--
Phil

 

[xmsre]

XCOPY with the /O parameter

 

[punchme]

Thanks for the tip. However, xcopy seems to suffer from the same problem as scopy: Each file is copied individually, so for trees with lots of small files going over a higher-latency WAN link, the delays are huge. I'm looking for something that minimizes this effect for small files (which would probably require a tool that bundles the files before copying them, with the security/ACL info intact).

 

[mrdenny]

robocopy will handle this better for you.

Denny

--Anything is possible. All it takes is a little research. (Me)

 

[punchme]

Sorry to be so hard to please [ ] but I've used Robocopy too and it suffers from the same problem: Since each (small) file is processed individually, the time to copy the whole tree is orders of magnitude higher than if there were a tool that locally bundles before copying.

I sense that what I need may not be part of the standard Windows toolkits... not sure if such a thing has ever been written though.

 

[xmsre]

You want a compressable file that supports ntfs permissions. I've used the vmware VDD to mount a pln, then xcopy /O, then dismount the pln and zip it up. Reverse the process on the other end.

The driver can be found at:

http://chitchat.at.infoseek.co.jp/vmware/vdk.html#top

Kind of a Rube Goldberg scenario, but it works.

 

[MSClusterGuy]

Robocopy works great for this type of transfer, but you could download a copy of PowerQuest's "V2i"

http://www.powerquest.com

and get blown away by a real awesome tool for File archival / restoration

Vern