Hi there, I've had a search through the forum and couldn't find anything specific to my query but if there is already a post related to it I'd be happy to be pointed in the right direction.

At work I have a folder on my C drive which I use to store Excel, PowerPoint & Word Documents, as well as lots of .jpg image files that I use. I have a batch file that I use so that I can copy the contents of this folder to a location on the company server where people can access it.

The batch command for this file is as follows (I have REMOVED the exact names and locations of the folder):

@echo off

xcopy "C:\Location" "G:\Location" /D /E /Y


This command allows me to automatically copy all additional files or edited files to the desired location by simply running the command as expected.

What I would like to do though is have files that are no longer in the source folder (ones on C drive) removed from the destination folder (ones on G drive). The reason for this is that the destination folder on the company server is gradually creeping up in size and I don’t see any need for it. All I need is for the 2 folders to be synced so that they contain the exact same INFO. I believe this would involve a delete command but I am unsure how to go about this.

Ideally I think Robocopy is what is used for this sort of thing but I have contacted my IT department and have not had any feedback yet so would like to see if I could try something out myself.

I'll just add that I am not very experienced in using command prompts so would appreciate if you could explain things in laymen’s terms

Many Thanks

TS

C:\test>comp /?
Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.

COMP [data1] [data2] [/D] [/A] [/L] [/N=number] [/C] [/OFF[liNE]]

data1 Specifies location and name(s) of first file(s) to compare.
data2 Specifies location and name(s) of second files to compare.
/A Displays differences in ASCII characters.
To compare sets of files, use wildcards in data1 and data2 parameters.

C:\test>dir m*.bat
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 0652-E41D

Directory of C:\test

04/27/2010 12:03 PM .
04/27/2010 12:03 PM ..
04/24/2010 02:39 PM 199 matt.bat
04/25/2010 11:27 AM 260 matt2.bat
04/25/2010 11:34 AM 307 matt3.bat
04/25/2010 11:41 AM 224 matt4.bat

C:\test>copy matt2.bat matt5.bat
1 file(s) copied.

C:\test>comp matt2.bat matt5.bat
Comparing matt2.bat and matt5.bat...
Files compare OK

Compare more files (Y/N) ? n

C:\test>Here is some information that may help. But it is not abut batch files. It is about how to keep a local drive and a network drive in sync.
How to use offline files in Windows XPThanks for the info guys but I have already solved the issue.

I ended up using the following command:

robocopy "source" "destination" /mir /z

TSQuote

Robocopy.exe: ROBUST File Copy Utility
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