What do the keywords in the Robocopy report mean?

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ryu0174 Posted messages 22 Status Member -  
ryu0174 Posted messages 22 Status Member -
Hello,

I use Robocopy at work and I have some doubts regarding the keywords appearing in the txt file generated after the copy:

Newer, Extra File, Extra Dir, New File, New Dir, Older and perhaps others if they exist.

My question is simple, can someone explain to me exactly what these terms correspond to?

Thank you very much!!!

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  1. ryu0174 Posted messages 22 Status Member 7
     
    Lucky break or destiny, but I finally found my answer online... so I'm sharing:

    File Tag Meaning

    *MISMATCH: The source file matches a destination directory with the same name. The source file is ignored.

    *EXTRA File: The file is present in the destination but not in the source (an extra file). Some tidying up of the destination tree may be necessary.

    New File: The file exists in the source but not in the destination (a lone file). The file is copied; to skip this file, use /XL.

    lonely: The file exists in the source but not in the destination (a lonely file). The file is ignored; to copy this file, skip /XL.

    Newer: The source file has a later timestamp than the destination file. The file is copied; to skip this file, use /XN.

    newer: The source file has a later timestamp than the destination file. The file is copied; to skip this file, use /XN.

    Older: The source file has an earlier timestamp than the destination file. The file is copied; to skip this file, use /XO.

    older: The source file has an earlier timestamp than the destination file. The file is copied; to skip this file, use /XO.

    Changed: The source and destination files have identical timestamps but different file sizes. The file is copied; to skip this file, use /XC.

    changed: The source and destination files have identical timestamps but different file sizes. The file is copied; to skip this file, use /XC.

    Tweaked: The source and destination files have identical timestamps and different sizes but different attributes. The file is copied because /TI has been specified; to skip this file, omit /TI.

    Same: The source and destination files have identical timestamps and file sizes. The file is copied; to skip this file, omit /IS.

    same: The source and destination files have identical timestamps and file sizes. The file is copied; to skip this file, omit /IS.

    attrib: At least one attribute of the source file matches the specified attributes /XA. The file is ignored; to copy this file, modify or remove /XA.

    named: The file is ignored because it was named as a result of a switch /XF. To process this file, modify the following argument /XF.
    large: The file is ignored because it is larger than /MAX: n bytes. To process this file, increase the value of n.

    small: The file is ignored because it is smaller than /MIN: n bytes. To process this file, decrease the value of /MIN: n.

    too old: The file is ignored because it is older than the date set by /MaxAge: n or /MAXLAD: n. To process this file, modify n to specify an earlier date.

    too new: The file is ignored because it is newer than the date set by /MinAge: n or /MINLAD: n. To process this file, modify n to specify a more recent date.

    (blank): A normal directory.

    *MISMATCH: This source directory matches a destination file with the same name and cannot be processed. Tidying up the destination is recommended.

    *EXTRA Dir: The directory exists in the destination but not in the source (an extra directory). Some tidying up of the destination tree may be necessary.

    lonely: The directory exists in the source but not in the destination (a lonely directory). The directory is ignored; to process this directory, skip /XL.

    named: The directory is ignored because it was named as a result of a switch /XD. To process this directory, modify the following argument /XD.

    junction: The entry is actually a junction, and is ignored because /XJ has been specified. To process this junction and copy it into a directory, skip /XJ.
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