A robocopy process will copy attributes, security, timestamps, etc. and creates less of a mess when copying files from one directory to another, especially between drives/servers. This is a more solid process than doing a drag & drop in Windows File Explorer.
Open Command Prompt or Powershell as admin.
Type: robocopy [source path] [destination path] [parameters]
e.g. robocopy c:\source e:\destination /e /copy:datsou
Parameters:
/e = copies all subdirectories
/copy:datsou = specifies the file properties to copy (data, attributes, timestamps, NTFS access control, owner & auditing info)
More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/robocopy
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