why can't windows just move all the files it can?

[FoBoT]

maybe you are just doing it wrong

how are you moving the files? in the GUI/drag-drop?

there is your problem, get back to the command line and do it

 

[djheater]

FOR /f %%e in ('DIR /b D:\PORN\*.*') do (
COPY D:\PORN\%%e C:\PORN\%%e
IF %ERRORLEVEL%==0 (
ECHO .........PORN file %%e copied successfully>> C:\PORN\PornCopy.log 2>>&1
) ELSE (
ECHO .........PORN file %%e copy failed>> C:\PORN\PornCopy.log 2>>&1
)
)

Copy that into a .bat an quit whining.

 

[djheater]

Don't I get any love? I included LOGGING!!!)

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: dullard
I hate that too. But on rare occasions it is a decent feature. Windows is built around a simple philosophy: either (a) the user action works as intended or (b) nothing is done at all. When an error appears, it is obvious which option Windows will take - b.

Except that windows DOES copy over all the files until it hits an error, so SOMETHING is done. I hate that "feature". I also hate the undeletable media files error. Those two things SERIOUSLY need to be worked on.

 

[jjones]

Originally posted by: Amused
I did. Now shut up.

lol :beer:

 

[SagaLore]

But yet it still takes all that time as if it is moving them.

I know that on at least XP, if I move a folder with files in it, it will copy them until either space runs out, or there is an error, and just stop. I wish if it was an error, it would at least prompt to skip that file (for example when moving stuff from a corrupted drive).

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: jagec
Except that windows DOES copy over all the files until it hits an error, so SOMETHING is done.

Sorry, this thread was about moving. The move will be undone. I should have put an asterisk in my post above saying it refers to things that could harm you. Copying a file won't typically harm you, but moving a file certainly could.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: djheater

FOR /f %%e in ('DIR /b D:\PORN\*.*') do (
COPY D:\PORN\%%e C:\PORN\%%e
IF %ERRORLEVEL%==0 (
ECHO .........PORN file %%e copied successfully>> C:\PORN\PornCopy.log 2>>&1
) ELSE (
ECHO .........PORN file %%e copy failed>> C:\PORN\PornCopy.log 2>>&1
)
)

Copy that into a .bat an quit whining.

do what?

 

[Kelemvor]

It doesn't not move anything, it copies them up until it dies and then stops. Then you have to fix that one files and start over. I still pop up XCopy in a DOS window any time that happens because you can set it to not copy things that are already there.

THat's one feature of WIndows Explorer that has sucked for a looong time.

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: djheater

FOR /f %%e in ('DIR /b D:\PORN\*.*') do (
COPY D:\PORN\%%e C:\PORN\%%e
IF %ERRORLEVEL%==0 (
ECHO .........PORN file %%e copied successfully>> C:\PORN\PornCopy.log 2>>&1
) ELSE (
ECHO .........PORN file %%e copy failed>> C:\PORN\PornCopy.log 2>>&1
)
)

Copy that into a .bat an quit whining.

do what?

Copy that text into a .txt file (notepad) then change the extension to .bat and double-click it.

Change D:\Porn to the directory you want to copy FROM and C:\Porn to the directory you want to copy TOO.

 

[ActuaryTm]

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
THat's one feature of WIndows Explorer that has sucked for a looong time.

There are better alternatives to Windows Shell.

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: ElFenix
you're just bitter because you're cold!

Yes, but that doesn't change the fact that this is the [nik] WRONG FORUM!!! [/nik]

i don't see 'rant' listed as a forum category

Its called Politics and News.

 

[vshah]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: djheater

FOR /f %%e in ('DIR /b D:\PORN\*.*') do (
COPY D:\PORN\%%e C:\PORN\%%e
IF %ERRORLEVEL%==0 (
ECHO .........PORN file %%e copied successfully>> C:\PORN\PornCopy.log 2>>&1
) ELSE (
ECHO .........PORN file %%e copy failed>> C:\PORN\PornCopy.log 2>>&1
)
)

Copy that into a .bat an quit whining.

do what?

please say thats sarcasm Mr. 50k posts!!!

 

[MaxDSP]

as long as we're writing batch files, does anyone have one that deletes all the files and folders in Temporary Internet Files and Temp files in Docu & Settings\user\local Settings\?

 

[MaxDSP]

would this work?

FOR /f %%e in ('DIR /b C:\Documents and Settings\userl\Local Settings\Temporary Internet

Files\*.*')

do (
DEL C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.*)

IF %ERRORLEVEL%==0 (
ECHO .........Deleted file %%e copied successfully>> C:\delerrors.log 2>>&1
)
ELSE
(
ECHO .........Deleted file %%e copy failed>> C:\delerrors.log 2>>&1
)
)

 

[Gibson486]

I hate it when I try to delete porn and it gives me a message saying that the file is still in use

 

[DaFinn]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
if there is an error anywhere it won't move any of them. who the hell made that stupid decision?

And who the hell made the stupid decision to post this in WRONG FORUM?

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: MaxDSP
would this work?

FOR /f %%e in ('DIR /b "C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.*"') do ( DEL "C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\%%e")

Change <user> to the username and enclose your spaced dir names in quotes as above. There's no need for the logging on this..
I just wanted to give the OP an idea of the porn he'd need to replace.

It should all be on one line... btw

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: MaxDSP
would this work?

FOR /f %%e in ('DIR /b "C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.*"') do ( DEL "C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\%%e")

Change <user> to the username and enclose your spaced dir names in quotes as above. There's no need for the logging on this..
I just wanted to give the OP an idea of the porn he'd need to replace.

It should all be on one line... btw

sweet, thanks

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: MaxDSP

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: MaxDSP
would this work?

FOR /f %%e in ('DIR /b "C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.*"') do ( DEL "C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\%%e")

Change <user> to the username and enclose your spaced dir names in quotes as above. There's no need for the logging on this..
I just wanted to give the OP an idea of the porn he'd need to replace.

It should all be on one line... btw

sweet, thanks

Let me know if it works

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: MaxDSP

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: MaxDSP
would this work?

FOR /f %%e in ('DIR /b "C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.*"') do ( DEL "C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\%%e")

Change <user> to the username and enclose your spaced dir names in quotes as above. There's no need for the logging on this..
I just wanted to give the OP an idea of the porn he'd need to replace.

It should all be on one line... btw

sweet, thanks

Let me know if it works

I'm done with del crap today...just cleaned like 3 machines today the hard way. Will try this tomorrow maybe

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: MaxDSP

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: MaxDSP

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: MaxDSP
would this work?

FOR /f %%e in ('DIR /b "C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.*"') do ( DEL "C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\%%e")

Change <user> to the username and enclose your spaced dir names in quotes as above. There's no need for the logging on this..
I just wanted to give the OP an idea of the porn he'd need to replace.

It should all be on one line... btw

sweet, thanks

Let me know if it works

I'm done with del crap today...just cleaned like 3 machines today the hard way. Will try this tomorrow maybe

If you want to be really crazy you can try this:

FOR /f %%e in ('DIR /b "C:\Documents and Settings"') do (
FOR /f %%p in ('DIR /b "C:\Documents and Settings\%%e\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.*"') do (
DEL "C:\Documents and Settings\%%e\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\%%p")
)

This will fill in all the user names from the Documents and Settings folder, as long as they don't contain any spaces (It'll fail/skip 'All Users' for example). That way you can kill all the files for every user on the machine at once.

PS... you'd probably get into trouble if you tried it on a mchine with more than 10 user profiles. your variables would start to overlap....

 

[mchammer187]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
i really hate losing teen kelly

i lost that on a bad HD too

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: GoodDad
Its called Politics and News.

How is this politics or news?

 

[shilala]

Use GetDataBack NTFS (or fat). It'll copy corrupted files and all.
It's way fast.