Micky wrote:
> I used to have two operating systems running from different partitions
> or different drives, and I would back up the files of one when I was
> using the other, using XXCopy. As I recall, I got no error messages
> because the OS I was backing up was not running.
>
> I finally got something sort of like that running here. That is, this
> time, I booted from a CD so that, I thought, each and every file in
> the source partition C: would be available for copying from, and so
> that the destination partition would be totally available too, but the
> results were not so good. FTR the CD created a B: and an X:
> partition, but C: and D: were as normal. The log file ended up where
> it was supposed to. Both partitions are NTFS. I ran this from a cmd
> window.
>
> C:\xxcopy C: D: /clone /ILSCraigVista /ILDCraigVista2
> /oAC:\Alogs\Vista-FULLCopy.log /tc /FF3602 /oX3
> /ex"c:\xxcopy-ex-list.txt"
>
> XXCopy is a lot like Xcopy but with more options. I've been using it
> for 10 or 15 years. Explanation of the parameters at the bottom**
>
> I got the partitions right and the /ILS and /ILD parms would have
> caught it if they weren't, and these are the results.
>
> Files Examined = 147,360
> Files Copied = 7,499
> Error Count = 1,328
>
> There really are 1300 errors. Sample errors are below.
You say you "booted from a CD". What CD might this be ?
Would it be a system rescue CD based on WinPE, where the
Command Prompt window has you running as Administrator ?
I tried XXCOPY here, and the log didn't include any info
on the files not copied. Normally, you would not expect
Junctions to be copied - utilities are supposed to skip over
them, as otherwise they "go down a recursive hole". But
that doesn't account for the number of items not copied.
https://s17.postimg.org/kxh99h8en/xxcopy.png
I checked one of the files in your "failed" list and
it copied OK. Kernel32.dll worked. I didn't check the
rest.
For my test, I booted the installer DVD used for the
OS, and used the Command Prompt in there. Installed
XXCOPY on the X: drive and then issued the command
to /clone E: (system hard drive) to D: (Copy partition).
Paul