Archiving folders while maintaining folder structure

Question

I have a Windows SBS 2008 server that is mostly used for file storage & exchange.

Currently everything is under one folder, that is mapped to each computer.

I want to move all documents that are over 2 or 3 years old into another folder (that would be mapped as another drive), while maintaining folder structure in both the source and destination.

The old data may still need to be used. Any ideas team?

Thanks, Sam

UPDATE

I have been using this command:

robocopy /COPYALL /MINAGE:365 /V /MOVE "C:\Source" "C:\Dest"

for testing, which has been copying the files, but not deleting them from the source location, even though I use /MOVE

Am I doing something wrong here or is there another way to do this? :)

Answer 1

You can use a tool like robocopy (reskit or now mart of Win2k8 server) to copy files that have changed before a certain date. XCopy will do the same thing but robocopy has a richer set of features.

Of course you will want to copy a significant portion of the data to a test area so you can fine tune your process.

As @mfinni suggests, more details about your desired outcome would be helpful.

Answer 2

I think Robocopy should do the trick for you.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733145(WS.10).aspx