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user11500819
user11500819

Reputation:

Robocopy /RH Run End Time Parameter

I am trying to understand parameters for Robocopy parameter /rh:hhmm-hhmm .

"Specifies run times when new copies may be started."

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/robocopy

robocopy C:\Source   C:\Destination   /MIR  /rh:1500-1800 .

Does that mean job starts at certain time, and if does not complete by end time, it will stop? So if it has a 100 files to copy, and only 50 are copied by 3:00 pm (1800), it will stop?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 4525

Answers (1)

kuzimoto
kuzimoto

Reputation: 184

Yes. According to this article, Robocopy will only do its copying within the specified time frame. It will pause copying on reaching the end time.

using the /RH:hhmm-hhmm switch. This tells Robocopy that it can only copy files between the hours/minutes of the first "hhmm" and the second "hhmm". There are, of course, three scenarios here.

1) If the timeframe specified with /RH has already passed, Robocopy will remain paused until the time occurs the next day.

2) If the current system time is within the boundaries established with /RH then the copy occurs immediately.

3) Finally, if the timeframe specified with /RH is in the future, Robocopy remains paused until the time occurs, and then the copy is performed.

Upvotes: 2

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