How to copy files with an option for skipping stuck files?
Robocopy, which is built into Windows.
To copy files from a CD-ROM, assuming drive D:\, you'd do something like this:
robocopy D:\ C:\ThisIsTheTargetFolder /MIR /R:1 /W:1
-
D:\
means the source, which in this example is the D: drive. -
C:\ThisIsTheTargetFolder
is obvious, but you need to set the correct target path. -
/MIR
mirrors the folder structure. -
/R:1
means retry once for each file. You can change this. -
/W:1
means to wait 1 second between retries. You can change this too.
Type robocopy
at the command prompt to see more options. You would be interested in the Exclusion List options, which are /XF
and /XD
. Very powerful stuff.
Hope this helps!
Teracopy may be worth a look.