SL-02 — Windows Robocopy transfer and verification
Supplemental lab · v23 · complements the Progressive Labs without changing their sequence
Learning objective
Windows Robocopy transfer and verification. Produce a documented result that distinguishes content integrity, metadata behavior and the limits of your test.
Prerequisites
Disposable Windows lab; selected synthetic files; separate source and destination.
Tools
- PowerShell
- Robocopy
- Supplied student scripts
Lab resources — start here
Open the companion field guide — instructions and worked examples.
Download the student kit (ZIP) — guide, scripts and supporting lab files.
Browse all labs — Progressive and Supplemental Labs.
Procedure
Extract the student kit and read its guide and script help before execution. Identify a synthetic source and a separate destination; record both absolute paths.
Follow the guide’s preview stage. Retain the dry-run command, output and expected selection; do not use mirror or move options for this exercise.
Run the documented logged copy. Capture the command, exit code and summary; explain copied, skipped and failed counts.
Repeat the documented copy and explain why already matching files are skipped.
Run the supplied SHA-256 comparison. Retain the inventory and explain what file-stream equality proves and which NTFS properties it does not prove.
Submit the worksheet and a short preservation conclusion, distinguishing copy success from verified content equality.
Submit
Source/destination scope; preview output; initial and repeat logs; exit-code interpretation; inventories and hashes; metadata limitations; completed worksheet.
For each screenshot, include the command, relevant input, complete result and a step label. Keep raw logs with screenshots. Report errors and untested steps explicitly.
Completion criteria
- Correct input scope and recorded environment.
- Commands follow the companion guide and their exit status is explained.
- Content checks and metadata observations are supported by retained evidence.
- Results distinguish observations from expected examples and untested claims.
- The analyst conclusion does not exceed the evidence.