Transfer data without losing sharing and permissions

[chicagotech]

Q: We are planning to transfer data from windows 2000 server to windows 2003. We want to keep all permissions and sharing on the new server. How do you do that?

A: You may want to use robocopy to copy all files with their permissions. Then use regedit to export/import the sharing. To do that, please follow this steps:

1. run regedit.
2. Under HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver, right-click on Share and select Export.
3. Import it into the registry of the new server once all the files have been copied.

[chicagotech]

You can also use FSMT and backup to restore the file with permissions.