share - xcopy /d /e c:\somedir w:\somedir xcopy /d /e w:\somedir c:\somedir This should have the behavior of making the two directory structures identical, with newer files on one overwriting older or missing files on the other. This only behaves as expected for about half the files. For some files, Windows always wants to re-copy files to the Samba share. I have looked at the files it wants to copy, and the dates and sizes match, so this shouldn't happen! This problem does not occur when copying between two local directories, and does not happen if I copy between the Windows box and another Windows share. Why does this happen? Is there some way to prevent this? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1