
B Copies the Symbolic Link itself versus the target of the link. obj will exclude all files underneath the directory obj or all files with the. For example, specifying a string like \obj\ or. Strings match any part of the absolute path of the file to be copied, that file will be excluded from being copied. Each string should be in a separate line in the files. Specifies a list of files containing strings. Xcopy is far older than Robocopy and dates back to DOS 3.2. Type Robocopy /? in a command prompt for the full list of options or see:

Get to Know Robocopy for More Powerful File Management but I'm not sure if that applies to symbolic links. :: eXclude Directories matching given names/paths. SL :: copy symbolic links versus the target.

This one may be of use to JerometheGiraff: XJD :: eXclude Junction points for Directories. The dangers of robocopy and symbolic links I very soon learned the perils of Robocopy and symbolic links. I was struggling to get the Exclude filters setup. Lightroom like to create cache files and preview files all over the place and I'd rather not back those up (since they can be re-created). I work with lots of images and Adobe Lightroom.

bat file using Robocopy that does full or incremental backups of my user folder to an external or network drive of my choice. I'm a big fan of fastcopy and it plays a primary role in my home back plan. What is the reason why you are trying to create the Symbolic link? No need for some third party software to do this, since Windows can already do it on its own.Xcopy and Robocopy are not third party apps - they are Windows 10 command line utilities, presumably being used here to make backup copies of user files.
