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OZ_666 20 Reputation points
2023-05-09T09:43:33.9966667+00:00

Hi I am testing robocopy for data backup recently.

I have a question about the log is what is the difference between the total time spent Total and the copy time Copied? MicrosoftTeams-image (4)

Why the total time is 10 hours and 55 minutes, but the copied is only 1 hour and 9 minutes,

I run this command at 7 pm, and the log.txt file modification time is 8:18 pm?

The command is:

/MIR /MT:8 /r:2
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  1. Limitless Technology 44,766 Reputation points
    2023-05-10T10:39:43.7866667+00:00

    Hello OZ_666,

    Thank you for your question and for reaching out with your question today.

    I believe this is to do with using the /MT switch. Robocopy will add the time used by each thread instead of showing the overall time used. For example, if you're using 6 threads and every thread takes 10 seconds, Robocopy will show 60 seconds used even though only 10 seconds passed in real time. Hence why the time is so different. You can verify this by changing the number of threads via the /MT switch to see if the difference changes.

    If the reply was helpful, please don’t forget to upvote or accept as answer.

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