sync /S /F creating empty directories

[thorntonpg]

Been playing with the sync command to backup a few files with the +A attribute. Seems to keep creating many empty subdirectories in the destination folder. However I did note if the target directory is empty it won't be created. So any ideas how I sync files without creating these empty directories.

sync /S /F /G /M /X E:\zzzz\ S:\zzzz\

 

[thorntonpg]

I'm now using the copy command rather than the sync command. I was hoping the /F wouldn't create empty directories when no files copied. It only not creates when the source directory is empty. I have solved this by deleting all empty directories afterwards. Would this be a bug or a feature request.

set n=%_datetime
copy  /SGMEFX E:\zzzz\ S:\backup\%n\zzzz\
cdd "S:\backup\%n\zzzz\"
cd \backup
del ashdkfsdf /xzsqe

 

[Charles G]

seems your del command would be better with...

del /a:d /s /e /x /y KnownToNotExist.txt

 

[thorntonpg]

/a:d is a good safe guard but kept the /q to keep it quiet. My real question however, shouldn't /F not create the directories in the first place.

 

[rconn]

I was hoping the /F wouldn't create empty directories when no files copied. It only not creates when the source directory is empty. I have solved this by deleting all empty directories afterwards. Would this be a bug or a feature request.

Feature request -- and not a simple one, because SYNC would have to traverse the entire tree before deciding whether it should create the parent directories.

 

[thorntonpg]

Thanks for that. Probably not worth the hassle when deleting them afterwards works. Just reading

"/F When used with /S, SYNC will not create any empty subdirectories"

depending on how you read it I thought it was a bug.