robocopy - if a folder is excluded, but then removed from the source, it is removed from the destination also

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I have a robocopy script that uses /xd to exclude some folders in a /MIR copy which works well unless I delete the folder from the source - in which case it does not exclude the folder, it includes it and deletes it in the destination also!

How do I get around this one without having the directory in my source?

Thanks!

Are you using `/PURGE` or `/MIR`? – Dennis Williamson Mar 12 '11 at 01:38 — Dennis Williamson, Mar 12 '11 at 01:38

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 12 '11 at 02:25

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The directory you do not want deleted in the mirror copy must be included in the exclusion list.

answered Mar 12 '11 at 02:25

Paul O'Neil

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Yeah, it is in the exclusion list, but still gets deleted. – Trev Mar 12 '11 at 17:25

robocopy - if a folder is excluded, but then removed from the source, it is removed from the destination also

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