Robocopy Error 5 (0x00000005) Accessing Destination Directory Access Denied

Question

_{Friday, April 24, 2015 12:48 PM}

Hi everyone.  I've read a lot of posts about Error 5 but all the recommendations haven't worked.  When I run the initial robocopy it works fine, however when I run the same script again the next time, it fails with Error 5 access denied.  I did notice that the use I am using shows permissions in the parent folder as Special Permissions to This Folder Only.  Anyone have any ideas?  I'm using version 6.1.7601 that was downloaded from this site: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2639043 and the command line: robocopy SOURCE TARGET /MIR /copy:DATSO /B /FFT /R:1 /W:1 /LOG:c:\robocopy\log1.txt 

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_{Tuesday, April 28, 2015 7:37 AM ✅Answered | 1 vote}

Hi,

Please install the hotfix in the KB article below to resolve the issue.

"Robocopy /B" does not copy the security information such as ACL in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/979808/

You could also refer to the thread below to troubleshoot the issue.

Robocopy Error 5
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/fcac089c-f2e5-4b2d-9e4f-ec637f8ead52/robocopy-error-5?forum=winservergen

Best Regards,

Mandy

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