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Fast Batch File Copy from CDs to External HDD

post #1 of 11
5/20/08 at 4:32am
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Fast Batch File Copy from CDs to External HDD

I have a whole bunch of data and stuff in "huge number" of old CDs. I want to consolidate them into 2 or 3 1Tb HDDs.

The CDs could be Data, Audio, Bootables.

I could go into Windows Explorer and do the drag & drop / Copy / Paste thing. A couple of issues. Windows Explorer is SLOW, and the STATUS it shows when copying files is not REAL. I'd like a REAL percentage status showing copier.

Something that helps me spend the least amount of time, attention on making this happen. Minimum Intervention.

Ideally it would be a program / app that does the following:
1 - Does fast copying
2 - Automatically creates new folders in a specified location as it copies & places the content of the next CD
3 - Prior to copying it asks what MODE the CD needs to be backed up >
ISO, Simple File Copy, Audio (Raw / mp3), "Name the Folder".
4 - Copies showing REAL status and REAL (estimated) time left until this one is complete
5- Once completed with one CD / Disk
> It NOTIFIES with Visual / Sound clue
> EJECTS the Disk
> Prompts again for next disk
> Asks same "WHAT KIND OF COPY" question for the next disk.
> Does this until all Disks are backed up - Like a BATCH of them are done.

BONUS: Does some kind of Cataloging as it copies. Maybe asks for Categories / Labels / Tags.

Thanks. Please do advise if you know any apps that do similar or partial functionality that I have requested.
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post #2 of 11
5/21/08 at 1:08am
Well I just wrote a quick suggestions and pseudo code but I got logged out. Need be I can help you but I do not have the time right now. It wouldn't take long however. Just seems like this would be easier to implement in bash rather than the default Windows terminal however. If you need quick assistance, I'd advise asking over in the linux section.
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post #3 of 11
5/22/08 at 1:39am
if you have the xcopy executable you could easily create a .bat file to copy *.* from X:\ to Y:\ xcopy will fill up system RAM before writing to disc rather than doing each file individually.
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post #4 of 11
5/22/08 at 7:57am
Teracopy does a small part of what you want to do.
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post #5 of 11
5/22/08 at 1:46pm
He could easily use the copy * on any shell but I didn't think there was a copy in windows robust enough to eliminate extra code. In bash "cp -r *" would recursively go to all subfolders. I know of no command in windows to do this. And he still needs a program to make iso's and rip through command line. Unfortunately, I never rip music and I hardly make iso's anymore so I don't know off the top of my head which apps would let him interface from command line only. A quick search should find this though.

Edit: Excuse me. I just saw that xcopy /e should copy subfolders. I dont know why you have to search switches online. Why not just have a /h help option or --help?
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post #6 of 11
5/23/08 at 2:27pm
the /? switch usually shows you all of the available switches and the syntax for a given command.
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post #7 of 11
5/24/08 at 5:32am
hmmf....touche
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post #8 of 11
5/25/08 at 1:28pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by zzpulp View Post
Edit: Excuse me. I just saw that xcopy /e should copy subfolders. I dont know why you have to search switches online. Why not just have a /h help option or --help?
Actually using the *.* wildcard will also copy everything.
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post #9 of 11
5/25/08 at 2:29pm
I am sitting here reading this remembering when dos was all there really was and you had to know this stuff.

Oh and then there was mac...
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post #10 of 11
5/25/08 at 3:24pm
Yeah I will definitely not discuss the Dos/Windows shell anymore. I am a bit too young for all that. I've only used it a few times to install some oldschool floppy games .
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post #11 of 11
6/13/08 at 5:46am
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Originally Posted by MiL0 View Post
Teracopy does a small part of what you want to do.
I am using Teracopy. I just saw this post so thanks for taking the time.

Geez I worked under someone who wrote the Uncharted DOS books. Thats not what I was looking for.
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