When moving/copying files in XP - how do you verify them?

Oh the old days - when you would specify with DOS to verify ( /v )
copy or moving of files.

Now I use windows explorer (drag and drop). I'm continually moving
folder from one hard drive to another (and sometimes an external HDD)
for backup purposes.

I know the files I burn to DVD are verified (its an option in
Nero)...but when I'm just moving them around on HDDs - how do I know
they didn't get corrupted or diminish their integrity?

Is there a way to turn on "verify" in explorer? Is it already built-
in and happening without me knowing? Should I assume the NTFS
storage is enough and that my files are safe in transit and
afterwards.

Advice?

<twmonahan@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Oh the old days - when you would specify with DOS to verify ( /v )
> copy or moving of files.
>
> Now I use windows explorer (drag and drop). I'm continually moving
> folder from one hard drive to another (and sometimes an external HDD)
> for backup purposes.
>
> I know the files I burn to DVD are verified (its an option in
> Nero)...but when I'm just moving them around on HDDs - how do I know
> they didn't get corrupted or diminish their integrity?
>
> Is there a way to turn on "verify" in explorer? Is it already built-
> in and happening without me knowing? Should I assume the NTFS
> storage is enough and that my files are safe in transit and
> afterwards.
>
> Advice?
>

If you're serious about backing up your files then you should automate
the process in a batch file. It will give you several big advantages over
your current drag & drop method:
- The batch file will never forget which folders to back up.
- You can arrange it so that only new or modified files get backed up
so that unchanged files are skipped.
- You can verify the copy process
- You can create a log
- You can schedule the task to take place automatically