We recommend using the Team Portal (MCM > Files) to copy files to another share, this will copy the metadata of the files in the cloud and omit the step of uploading files.
Limitations:
- Copy option on Team Portal only supports copying one folder or multiple files at once. It doesn't support to copy folders and files at the same time.
- Copy option on Team Portal only supports copying folders/files to other shares in the same pool.
- Copied files will appear as stub files on the CacheDrives.
You can also use Windows File Explorer (Windows 8/Windows Server 2012 or later) or Robocopy (Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 or later) for copying large amounts of data between two shares on the same CacheDrive.
To perform the copy using Windows Explorer:
- Connect to both shares using File Explorer (or optionally map them as two network drives).
- Right-click on the source folder and select Copy.
- Go to the destination File Explorer window and click Paste.
To perform the copy using Robocopy:
- Connect to both shares using File Explorer (or optionally map them as two network drives). You can also use the "net use" command from PowerShell
net use z: \\$my_hostname\$my_share /user:$username $password
Replace $my_hostname with the hostname, replace $my_share with the share name, and replace $username and $password with your user account and password. - Use robocopy from PowerShell to perform the copy:
robocopy z: y: /E - For more information on the available Robocopy options, please see the documentation:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/robocopy
If the source directory is very large, we suggest doing a trial run with a smaller directory until you are satisfied with the results of the options selected.