long file name problem
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Rod Alvarado
Mar 8, 2016, 3:11:54 PM3/8/16
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Hi,
I’m having problems finding the answer to my question at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/hobocopy or in google searches. Please help.
I’m having problem copying a file from a directory with a long file name, such as C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER2012\MSSQL\DATA . I’ve tried to put the path in quotes as well as using 8.3 format, such as c:\PROGRA~1\ MSSQL1~2.MSS MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER2012\MSSQL\DATA.
I’ve tried many variations of quotes, no quotes but no luck. What am I doing wrong?
I’m am not having problems copying files that don’t have a space in directory name.
Rod Alvarado, MCSE
Craig Andera
Mar 8, 2016, 3:14:22 PM3/8/16
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Are you seeing an error, or is it completing without copying the file?
Note that the Volume Shadow Service, which hobocopy uses, will refuse
to shadow certain file extensions. There's a registry key that
controls which ones somewhere. Not sure that's your problem, but it's
something to check. I'd also run with /verbosity 4 and see if anything
in the debug spew sheds any light.
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Note that the Volume Shadow Service, which hobocopy uses, will refuse
to shadow certain file extensions. There's a registry key that
controls which ones somewhere. Not sure that's your problem, but it's
something to check. I'd also run with /verbosity 4 and see if anything
in the debug spew sheds any light.
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Rod Alvarado
Mar 8, 2016, 5:00:13 PM3/8/16
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No errors but no file copied either. Instead, directory C:\tools\test.mdf\ created from command below.
C:\tools>hobocopy.exe "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER
2012\MSSQL\DATA\" "c:\data\" test.mdf
HoboCopy (c) 2006 Wangdera Corporation. hobo...@wangdera.com
Starting a full copy from C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSER
VER2012\MSSQL\DATA" c:\data" to C:\tools\test.mdf
Copied directory
Backup successfully completed.
Backup started at 2016-03-08 13:54:55, completed at 2016-03-08 13:56:01.
0 files (0.00 bytes, 1 directories) copied, 0 files skipped
C:\tools>hobocopy.exe "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER
2012\MSSQL\DATA\" "c:\data\" test.mdf
HoboCopy (c) 2006 Wangdera Corporation. hobo...@wangdera.com
Starting a full copy from C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSER
VER2012\MSSQL\DATA" c:\data" to C:\tools\test.mdf
Copied directory
Backup successfully completed.
Backup started at 2016-03-08 13:54:55, completed at 2016-03-08 13:56:01.
0 files (0.00 bytes, 1 directories) copied, 0 files skipped
Craig Andera
Mar 8, 2016, 5:17:53 PM3/8/16
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Unfortunately, I don't use Windows any more, so it's sort of hard to
help out with this one. The information in
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa819132(v=vs.85).aspx
might provide some assistance - not all files are shadowed by VSS.
It would be interesting to try that without the trailing slash on
"C:\data\" as well.
Finally, I'll point out that hobocopy is technically deprecated in
favor of ShadowSpawn (https://github.com/candera/ShadowSpawn),
although really I'm no longer developing either of them. Still, you
might have better luck, since ShadowSpawn doesn't try to be a copy
tool and leaves that to something more capable like robocopy.
On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 5:00 PM, 'Rod Alvarado' via hobocopy
help out with this one. The information in
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa819132(v=vs.85).aspx
might provide some assistance - not all files are shadowed by VSS.
It would be interesting to try that without the trailing slash on
"C:\data\" as well.
Finally, I'll point out that hobocopy is technically deprecated in
favor of ShadowSpawn (https://github.com/candera/ShadowSpawn),
although really I'm no longer developing either of them. Still, you
might have better luck, since ShadowSpawn doesn't try to be a copy
tool and leaves that to something more capable like robocopy.
On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 5:00 PM, 'Rod Alvarado' via hobocopy
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