From e068d4da395add692b8a1757e1dd4f1da677b9ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom Peltonen Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2021 12:41:46 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Minor corrections and additions to documentation --- Docs/AlternateUses.md | 6 +++++- README.md | 9 +++++---- 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/Docs/AlternateUses.md b/Docs/AlternateUses.md index ba47086..9872f48 100644 --- a/Docs/AlternateUses.md +++ b/Docs/AlternateUses.md @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Compare-Peter -ReconcileFile .\myrobocopy.csv -RestoreFolder -Excl The source and destination folders can be network paths i.e. start with \\\\ The above robocopy command retries 100 times failed copies. The default is a million with a 30 second -wait time between retries. Probably no a realistic time before failing. +wait time between retries. Probably not a realistic time before failing. If you want to verify the HASH for each file copied, then remove the ``-ExcludeHash`` directive. Be warned that generating a hash on both source and destination will take some time if you @@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ Further information on Robocopy can be found on the internet such as: * [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-quickly-back-up-just-your-data-in-windows-10-with-robocopys-multi-threaded-feature/](https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-quickly-back-up-just-your-data-in-windows-10-with-robocopys-multi-threaded-feature/) * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTzTeHmKMKw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTzTeHmKMKw) +You need to consider the **security** of the network path when using robocopy. The copy will use the underlying +network transport layer and protocol. If you are not using SMBv3 protocol then the file contents may not +be secure in transit. + ## Picture EXIF data You can use ``PeterDocs`` to extract EXIF data from your picture files. To do diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ea2d822..08b1ff7 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ ## Summary PeterDocs is for [Protecting](Encryption.md), [Transferring](SendArchive.md) and [Reconciling](Reconcile.md) documents -on a remote computer where the computers are isolated or on different networks. +on a remote computer where the computers are isolated or on different networks and not accessible via +file network shares. The PowerShell module is available on [PowerShell Gallery](https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PeterDocs) @@ -17,10 +18,10 @@ to veriy that the contents are transferred, unaltered. See [Quick Start](QuickStart.md) if you are ready to start and don't need the details. -If you have access to both source and target folders, then you should consider -using tools such as: +If you have access to both source and target folders as shared folders or even +on the same computer, then you should consider using tools such as: -* Microsoft ROBOCOPY +* Microsoft ROBOCOPY - See [Alternate Uses](./Docs/AlternateUses.md) * rsync Alternatively, you can use backup and restore utilities on the folder, and rely that