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Jim,
 
Just last weekend we used Windows FSMT (File Server Migration Utility) to migrate over 250GB from a Win2K server to Win2K3 NAS server. This is a free tool from Microsoft that copies all security/share permissions and will also allow you to setup DFS to preserve your UNC paths. The tool can be found here:
 
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/upgrading/nt4/tooldocs/msfsc.mspx
 
Thanks,
 
Rob Humphrey
Health Information Technology
 

From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Willson, Jim
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 10:36 AM
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Subject: [MSUNAG] Copying Data and Permissions Server to Server

 
We have a Windows 2000 server that we are going to be replacing with a Windows 2003 server with more data storage. There are a LOT of share and folder permissions set on this server. Losing any of that information would be highly problematic. Does anyone know of a good utility that will accurately copy data, including folder and share permissions, from one Windows box to another?  
 
We downloaded a trial version of SecureCopy http://www.scriptlogic.com/eng/products/securecopy/main.asp and it works great, but the cost is ~$1,000, so we are hoping to find something cheaper that will do the job.
 
 
Thanks,
 
Jim Willson
Information Technology Services
Broad College of Business
Michigan State University
http://www.bus.msu.edu/its/