Re: DFS & robocopy

> I was thinking of using robocopy with the /MIR switch but I'm
> concerned it will delete the DFSRPrivate directory that now exists on \
> \newserver1\documents.
>
> Can anyone give me some pointers?

Either delete the replication group fron the DFS Management console, delete
the DFSRPrivate folders on each meeber of the replication group, run your
robocopy, and then recreate the replication group

OR

Use the XD switch to exclude the DFSRPrivate folder.

hth
DDS
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> Hi everyone,
>
> I recently migrated files from \\oldserver\documents to new windows
> server 2008 machine \\newserver1\documents and then set up dfs &
> replication to \\newserver2\documents and it all works splendidly well
> -- except I forgot to tell the users, who are still accessing \
> \olderserver\documents! I now need to resync \\oldserver\documents
> with newserver1\documents.
>
> I was thinking of using robocopy with the /MIR switch but I'm
> concerned it will delete the DFSRPrivate directory that now exists on \
> \newserver1\documents.
>
> Can anyone give me some pointers?
>
> Many Thanks
> Mark