I want to list all my disks with a .bat file to check if a network disk is connected or not.
I've made the next .bat file that works and shows me the physical and logial disks.
#echo off
wmic logicaldisk get caption,drivetype,providername
pause
exit
The question is: How do I check if it's connected or not? It possible to autoconnect in case the mapped disk is disconnected?
Thanks!
You can modify the pattern in the sample below to return Connected or Disconnected mapped drives (or remove the piped portion all together to return all connections). As for reconnecting the drives, if they're disconnected, doesn't that mean its a network issue, since windows automatically reconnects them when the connection is available?
Batch Script (CMD):
wmic netuse list brief | find "Connected"
Powershell:
wmic netuse list brief | Select-String -Pattern "Connected"
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I have a bat file copying files from current machine to mapped network drive (one line, xcopy command).
It works when I RDP to server. However, when I run as a scheduled task, and configure it to run under the same user I'm logged in, it doesn't work and give error 0x4.
Is there a way I can achieve this?
I also try dsynchronize and it works when I click synchronized. When I run it as service same issue.
I was able to figure it out. Following batch files works under scheduler, even as local system account:
net use m: \\server\share /U:server\user password
xcopy C:\source m: /E /Y
It maps a network drive every time and then copy to that drive
It's possible to copy files to a UNC path without mapping as a network drive.
Just try to set the UNC path in quotes.
copy * "\\server\share"
Without the quotes, i got a "syntax error" running on Windows7 command line.
I had similar issue where I wanted to copy file(s) from a server to hundreds of other servers without mapping a remote drive to my local PC. I didn't have enough drive letters to map hundreds of remote machines to my local PC! I couldn't just map the remote drive and copy.
I thought I could use copy, xcopy, or robocopy, and specify my creds to the copy command. But none of the copy commands had any options to provide credentials to remote system.
Thanks to the post above, I was able to create a small batch file where I just loop through my hosts, and keep re-using just one drive mapping for all my hosts.
Here is my batch file...
echo #off
for /F %%j in (pchostslist1.txt) do (
net use z:\\%%j\c$ /user:domain\myusername mypassword
mkdir \\%%j\c$\tmp\mynewdir
xcopy c:\anyfile.txt \\%%j\c$\tmp\mynewdir
net use z: /delete
)
I had a similar issue and instead of using net use I simply needed to store the password as part of the scheduled task. You'll notice that it says it only has access to local resources if it's ticked.
Who maps the network drive? And are you using the mapped name, instead of the underlying UNC native path? Because it sounds like the mapped drive is setup in your login script, which doesn't run if you're not logged in. So, in a scheduled task, you do have the correct credentials for the UNC path, but no mapped drive letter.
I would like to run my script at Windows startup, only when a specific USB device is connected.
Is there anyway to achieve this in batch scripting?
Or is there any better way?
get devcon.exe for your platform
get identification string of USB device you want to monitor
devcon find USB*
than replace xxxx and yyyy strings in following command by your own and run it. If errorlevel 0, at least one requested device is present. If errorlevel 1, no device is present.
devcon status "USB\VID_xxxx&PID_yyyy" | findstr /C:"matching device(s) found">NUL
I am use this command for finding hard disk in formation "wmic diskdrive" but i insert a external device like hard disk or pan drive, this command is provide information of external hard disk or pan drive. so how can find internal hard disk information where system window installed.
It is off topic here , though you can get the info using following cmd
wmic logicaldisk
or ,
diskpart then list volume
The PowerShell way is:
PS C:\> $Disk = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_logicaldisk -Filter "DeviceID = 'C:'"
PS C:\> $DiskPartition = $Disk.GetRelated('Win32_DiskPartition')
PS C:\> $DiskDrive = $DiskPartition.GetRelated('Win32_DiskDrive')
PS C:\> $DiskDrive.Size
1024203640320
This is nicely explained here.
But the original question was about how to do this with CMD.
C:\>wmic diskdrive get model,name,size
Model Name Size
SAMSUNG MZVLB1T0HALR-000L7 \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE0 1024203640320
Generic- SD/MMC USB Device \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE1
Given a choice, I prefer to use the PowerShell method, starting from the drive letter and working up to the physical disk. It's rather verbose but it gives a unique answer, and requires no knowledge of the system. (Some devices have many physical disks and it can get confusing.)
"find internal hard disk information where system window installed."
wmic logicaldisk where caption="%systemdrive%" get /value
Note: logicaldisk is a partition on an physical drive (the only one, if you are lucky, but there may be more partitions on the same physical drive)
We need to disconnect and re-map a network drive on Windows 7, using a set of scripts (or an app) that runs off the same network path.
That is, I need something that loads itself into RAM before it runs, so it continues to run after the drive is disconnected.
Any ideas?
Please note that 16-bit apps are NOT supported in 64 bit systems (this explains why the Novell utility failed).
You would need a vbs file running throughout a logon session to remap drives if it's disconnected by user. Need to make this script to run when domain user logs on - e.g. Logon Script in AD or GPO. There are many ways to do it.
You could even disable "Remove Network drives" feature from Explorer GUI via GPO or Reg key (net use command still works).
Or you can tweak solution by Julius for this SO question to fit your need. But consider performance impact of the vbs - only check every n minute(s) in an infinite loop.
We do something similar. We have a batch file on the network that maps the drives a user needs. We update the batch file from time to time, and users run it from a shortcut that we've placed on their desktop:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c (#echo off&if not exist \\172.x.x.x\Login (echo Unable to access server&pause) else (md c:\TMP > NUL 2>&1 © \\172.x.x.x\Login\MapDrives.bat C:\TMP /y > NUL 2>&1 &call C:\TMP\MapDrives.bat&del C:\TMP\MapDrives.bat&rd c:\TMP))
You can see that it checks to see if they can access the server, and if they can, it creates a folder C:\TMP, copies the MapDrives.bat file locally, then runs it. Since it is running locally, it can remap network drives without terminating it own execution. And we can update the batch file on the server without pushing it to each user's computer.
If you don't want to create a shortcut with the long command line above, it might work to create a second batch file on the server (e.g., RunMe.bat) that users run from the server. You could place all of the code from the shortcut in the RunMe.bat and accomplish the same thing. Of course, you'd want to add one more line of code to change to the local drive (so Windows doesn't hold open a handle to the network drive). Something like this:
#echo off
C:
if not exist \\172.x.x.x\Login\MapDrives.bat (
echo Unable to access server
pause
) else (
md c:\TMP > NUL 2>&1
copy \\172.x.x.x1\Login\MapDrives.bat C:\TMP /y > NUL 2>&1
C:\TMP\MapDrives.bat
)
I kept the if not exist ... because you might place the RunMe.bat in a different location than the MapDrives.bat, so it still makes sense to verify the user can access the file. Because I didn't use call C:\TMP\MapDrives.bat, it transfers control to the local batch file and any handles to the server should be closed so the drive can be remapped. This means however, that you cannot place more commands after the C:\TMP\MapDrives.bat command.
I have a bat file copying files from current machine to mapped network drive (one line, xcopy command).
It works when I RDP to server. However, when I run as a scheduled task, and configure it to run under the same user I'm logged in, it doesn't work and give error 0x4.
Is there a way I can achieve this?
I also try dsynchronize and it works when I click synchronized. When I run it as service same issue.
I was able to figure it out. Following batch files works under scheduler, even as local system account:
net use m: \\server\share /U:server\user password
xcopy C:\source m: /E /Y
It maps a network drive every time and then copy to that drive
It's possible to copy files to a UNC path without mapping as a network drive.
Just try to set the UNC path in quotes.
copy * "\\server\share"
Without the quotes, i got a "syntax error" running on Windows7 command line.
I had similar issue where I wanted to copy file(s) from a server to hundreds of other servers without mapping a remote drive to my local PC. I didn't have enough drive letters to map hundreds of remote machines to my local PC! I couldn't just map the remote drive and copy.
I thought I could use copy, xcopy, or robocopy, and specify my creds to the copy command. But none of the copy commands had any options to provide credentials to remote system.
Thanks to the post above, I was able to create a small batch file where I just loop through my hosts, and keep re-using just one drive mapping for all my hosts.
Here is my batch file...
echo #off
for /F %%j in (pchostslist1.txt) do (
net use z:\\%%j\c$ /user:domain\myusername mypassword
mkdir \\%%j\c$\tmp\mynewdir
xcopy c:\anyfile.txt \\%%j\c$\tmp\mynewdir
net use z: /delete
)
I had a similar issue and instead of using net use I simply needed to store the password as part of the scheduled task. You'll notice that it says it only has access to local resources if it's ticked.
Who maps the network drive? And are you using the mapped name, instead of the underlying UNC native path? Because it sounds like the mapped drive is setup in your login script, which doesn't run if you're not logged in. So, in a scheduled task, you do have the correct credentials for the UNC path, but no mapped drive letter.