copying large file

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I need to copy a large file 8gig. Actually a vmware instance. Could
anyone tell me if xcopy can do this? thx.
 
I need to copy a large file 8gig. Actually a vmware instance. Could
anyone tell me if xcopy can do this? thx.
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It can, but only to an NTFS formatted drive.
 
branigan said:
I need to copy a large file 8gig. Actually a vmware instance. Could
anyone tell me if xcopy can do this? thx.
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Yes Xcopy can do this ... so can ANY variant of Copy, including drag 'n'
drop or Copy and Paste as long as the destination supports files of this
size. In the case of a single 8GB file, I'm not sure there is an advantage
to using Xcopy over any other method.
 
yea, over looked file system, it was formatted using fat32. So I ran
the convert on it and moved to NTFS. thx for the false alarm...

Bran
 
VideoReDo Sucks said:
Yes Xcopy can do this ... so can ANY variant of Copy, including drag 'n'
drop or Copy and Paste as long as the destination supports files of this
size. In the case of a single 8GB file, I'm not sure there is an advantage
to using Xcopy over any other method.
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Yes, xcopy has many advantages (due to switches)
but the most relevant are likely:

/v - verify
/c - continue on error (if copying more than one file)
/o - ownership and permission ACLs
/x - like /o but includes auditing ACLs too

And for big files across net the most important may be (ta-da):

/z - network restartable mode

Xcopy /? is worth checking from time to time because this
old program has received new capabilities in recent years
that may surprise even command line commandos. <Grin>
 
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