Best way to copy data off a server

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I need to be able to copy a bunch of user data off a server and onto a portable device. Normally I'd use NT Backup or something but I need to be able to view the files and do what I want with them so cannot have them archived in an .bkf file.

Simply copying and pasting via Explorer isn't working nor is a copy via a cmd.

The files are not in use as I'm trying to get the files when no one is logged in, I'm assuming it's attributes or something and don't want to go messing about with them as it's everybodys home directory and they need to be able to continue to use the files on the server once I've copied them off.

Any suggestions/applications?
 
Thanks, it's copying the files from a shared drive that everyone has access to, but the program just closed itself about 5 minutes into working its way through the user directories and stop copying.

Any other ideas?
 
syncback free edition. i use it to make a full copy to usb external hard drive. very good

but you'll need to know why copy in cmd doesnt work. maybe permission issue?

edit: syncback will carry on copying if there are any errors and will leave a log so you can see which files failed to copied over
 
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Probably a path that's too long,

Copy the files to a folder on the root of the drive called a

Use xcopy with the switches /s/e/d/c if it stops run it again an you will see the file that caused the issue
 
Richcopy only managed 36GB out of 159GB on the shared drive as well. Potentially paths too long.

Will try syncback Free edition and xcopy with those switches but I'm fairly certain it's loads and loads of files and not just the odd one or two.
 
Synctoy ain't bad considering it's free and from Microsoft but it still suffers from not being able to copy long file paths

Synkron did do long file paths I believe but don't quote me on that! Synkron is free from Sourceforge
 
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