Backup using Robocopy

I regularly use Robocopy for backing up data to External Hard Disks but have
recently hit a problem with what are technically called "Junctions" (System
Hidden Folders that can't be accessed). My Backups are actually copying
these folders but in so doing are creating a series of sub folders which
exceed the limits of NTFS. These folders can't be read or deleted without
installing a special deletion program which allows you to rename the sub
folders.
Is there are way of supressing these folders with a Robocopy command or is
there another way around this problem whilst still using Robocopy?
AlanP
OS: Vista Home Premium

"AlanP" <> wrote in message
news:%...
>I regularly use Robocopy for backing up data to External Hard Disks but
>have recently hit a problem with what are technically called "Junctions"
>(System Hidden Folders that can't be accessed). My Backups are actually
>copying these folders but in so doing are creating a series of sub folders
>which exceed the limits of NTFS. These folders can't be read or deleted
>without installing a special deletion program which allows you to rename
>the sub folders.
> Is there are way of supressing these folders with a Robocopy command or is
> there another way around this problem whilst still using Robocopy?
> AlanP
> OS: Vista Home Premium

Just use the /XJD switch to exclude Junction Points for directories.

ss.

"AlanP" <> wrote in message
news:%...
>I regularly use Robocopy for backing up data to External Hard Disks but
>have recently hit a problem with what are technically called "Junctions"
>(System Hidden Folders that can't be accessed). My Backups are actually
>copying these folders but in so doing are creating a series of sub folders
>which exceed the limits of NTFS. These folders can't be read or deleted
>without installing a special deletion program which allows you to rename
>the sub folders.
> Is there are way of supressing these folders with a Robocopy command or is
> there another way around this problem whilst still using Robocopy?
> AlanP
> OS: Vista Home Premium


I'm using Robocopy v.XP026 on XP (I think from the Windows 2003 Resource
Pack), and it doesn't do that with junctions created with the LINKD command
from the XP Resource Pack, because I think the /XJ switch is included by
default.

Just use the /XJD switch to exclude junction points for directories, if that
switch is included in the Vista version. Otherwise, try the /XJ switch.
Maybe junctions created with the MKLINK command are different, as Vista now
has Linux-style SymLinks.

Please tell me which one works with Vista.

ss.