How to Recover Deleted Data by Robocopy/MIR Command

Robocopy (Robust File Copy) is a command-line file copy utility that comes with Windows Vista / Windows 2008 or newer. Until Vista, Robocopy was a part of Windows Resource Kit Tools. Unlike normal copy commands, Robocopy is designed for a reliable copy or mirroring while maintaining the permissions, attributes, owner information, timestamps, and properties of the objects copied.

How Microsoft's Robocopy Syntax Copies/Deletes Files

1. To copy the contents of C:\UserFolder to C:\FolderBackup:

Robocopy C:\UserFolder C:\FolderBackup

2. To copy all contents including empty directories of source folder to destination folder:

Robocopy C:\SourceDir C:\DestDir /E

3. List only files larger than 32 Mbytes(33553332 bytes) in size:

Robocopy.exe c:\sourceFolder d:\targetfolder /min:33553332 /l

Note: /l - will list files matching the criteria. if /l is omitted, files matching the criteria will be copied to the target location

4. Move files over 14 days old:

ROBOCOPY C:\SourceFoldern D:\DestinationFolder /move /minage:14

5. Mirror directory excl. deletion:

Robocopy "C:\Folder" "\\Machine2\Folder" /MIR /XD  \\server2\ directory\dir2"

Recover Data Deleted by Robocopy /MIR Command

If you mistakenly delete some important files using Robocopy/MIR command, you still have a chance to get them back. Robocopy doesn't have any type of "undo" capability. And you cannot restore deleted files from recycle bin. The only thing you can try is to recover deleted files using third-party data recovery software.

EaseUS disk data recovery software is recommended for its powerful data recovery capability. It recovers deleted files and folders on your computer/laptop hard drive, externally connected USB flash drive, or micro SD card. No matter how you get your files lost, you can get them back as long as the partition is unharmed physically. Download the powerful software now, and get back data deleted by Robocopy /MIR command.

Step 1. Is it a local hard drive disk or a removable storage device from which the files were deleted? Choose the exact file location and then click the "Scan" button to continue.

Step 2. Wait for the scan to completes. After the process, you can preview the found files and select what you need. There is no limit in number.

Step 3. Now, click the "Recover" button to save the restored files to another location rather than the original one. Then, click "OK" to finish the recovery.