Error 1392 using Robocopy

Anonymous
2024-11-09T20:16:52+00:00

I have 1.15 TB of video files on a 5 TB external hard drive (NTFS). I am attempting to copy these over to a 2 TB external SSD drive (exFAT). I've tried ROBOCOPY and felt it was working well but started seeing the error 1392 error saying file or directory is corrupt or unreadable. My destination drive (the SSD) was used in some other attempts using cut and paste from windows, copy and paste etc... which I had read was not very efficient for 1 TB of data. Those attempts resulted in similar errors. I did repair and reformat the SSD before I attempted ROBOCOPY. With all of this explained ... my questions are. 1. Should ROBOCOPY be robust enough to accomplish the task of getting the 1.15 TB to the SSD drive. 2. if so, would it be better/faster to use another command other than copy, and finally 3. is possible I received the corrupt error because the SSD used in previous attempts is still actually corrupt even though windows says it is safe to use.

Thanks for any assistance

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-11-11T08:04:10+00:00

    Hello

    Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community forum.

    ROBOCOPY's Robustness: ROBOCOPY is generally robust enough to handle large file transfers, including your 1.15 TB of video files. It's designed to be more efficient and reliable than standard copy and paste methods, especially for large datasets.

    Alternative Commands: While ROBOCOPY is a good choice, you might also consider using other commands like xcopy or PowerShell's Copy-Item cmdlet. These can sometimes offer better performance or additional options for handling large file transfers. However, ROBOCOPY is usually preferred for its robustness and ability to resume interrupted transfers.

    Potential Corruption: It's possible that the SSD might still have underlying issues despite being repaired and reformatted. Even if Windows reports it as safe to use, there could be lingering problems that cause errors during large file transfers. You might want to run a thorough disk check using chkdsk /f /r to ensure there are no bad sectors or other issues on the SSD.

    If you continue to encounter problems, you might also consider breaking the transfer into smaller chunks to see if that helps isolate any problematic files or sectors.

    Best Regards,

    Wesley Li

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-11-11T16:37:17+00:00

    Thank you for your response. Your response was helpful in that it helped me validate that I've been going down the right paths. I believe at this point my problem is that I've become the victim of fraud in that the thumb drives are not truly 2 TB.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-11-13T07:25:18+00:00

    I'm so glad that I could provide some help here, it will be great to mark any useful answer so other can easily find it.

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