Comments on: Backup/Copy Files that are "In Use" or "Locked" in Windows (Command Line)

By: Ahmed

Ahmed — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:50:51 +0000

hobocopy has also problem copying from windows temporary folder. Here is the output of my cmd prompt;

C:\>HoboCopy.exe c:\Work\temp\delme\ C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp fla60.tmp
HoboCopy (c) 2006 Wangdera Corporation. hobocopy@wangdera.com

Starting a full copy from c:\Work\temp\delme\ to C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
Copied directory
Backup successfully completed.
Backup started at 2009-10-20 20:41:27, completed at 2009-10-20 20:41:30.
0 files (0.00 bytes, 1 directories) copied, 0 files skipped

By: b1gjohn

b1gjohn — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:52:10 +0000

hobocopy has a problem when your source path has a space in the address under Vista – make sure you change your temp file location!!!

By: Chris Roller

Chris Roller — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:46:31 +0000

I’m trying to backup my windows, Program Files, Doc/Setting/Users directory on another harddrive in prep for a backup state that is setup.

I was thinking hobocopy can do this. What tool makes this possible, so instead of reinstalled OS, and reinstalling all my programs, I can just take the state of my system files, and copy from BUdrive to c:\ when c:\ and it’s OS gets plugged up and needs reinstall.

Any ideas on this?

By: Preston

Preston — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:13:34 +0000

Nice, this is a real time saver. Appreciate the write up, thanks,

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:12:33 +0000

Can’t get this to work om my machine. Trying to copy my Windows.edb file and it just says that the file is being used by another process.

Starting a full copy from C:\Users\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows to c:\hej
Copy of file failed with error Det g�r inte att komma �t filen eftersom den anv�nds av en annan process.
(Error number 32) on file \\?GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy33\Users\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.edb

By: jd2066

jd2066 — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:24:13 +0000

@Louis: This article is about backing up files on your computer not flash streaming. For saving streaming flash videos you can use something like Orbit downloader at http://www.orbitdownloader.com/

By: Louis

Louis — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:26:07 +0000

I haven’t downloaded the program yet, but form what I have read on the original description and on this page it sounds great. But I just wanted to be sure I didn’t make a mistake. This program is supposed to be able to copy streaming video of flash?.

By: MM

MM — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:28:11 +0000

I agree with Mithil. /incremental mode seems to be buggy. I does not copy any newly added files in the folder

By: Mithil

Mithil — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:12:44 +0000

This is really nice tool. i like it.
however after creating full backup using statefile syntax,
if we add new file anywhere after full backup [in same location of which we have taken full backup]
and next time if we run /incremental switch along with statefile of last full backup, it skips this newly added file as their is no information of this newly added file in statefile.

how to overcome this.

By: Amit

Amit — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:03:11 +0000

then try CopySharp.