DOS Switch Question 1

[dschmootz]

Hi All,

I want to create a batch file that copies all files in C:\folder to F:\folder (F is another PC) as a backup. Should I use "backup" or "copy" and what switch would make it overwrite only changed files? I don't want it to ask me if I want to overwrite. This is what I have in a .bat file:

xcopy c:\folder\*.* f:\folder\*.* /c /h /s /d

Thanks for the help in advance!
DON

 

[SkipCox]

Don,

I use:

xcopy c:\ /s f:\folder

One caveat though. You can run into problems attempting to xcopy the windows swap file and I disable mine before the xcopy operation then restore it afterward.

Skip

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[dschmootz]

Thanks Skip. Try ROBOCOPY. I'm using it now. Awesome...

 

[SkipCox]

Should've thanked you for the ROBOCOPY earlier and also should have read your question more carefully.

"I don't want it to ask me if I want to overwrite." is an important sentence in your question.

I'm also using ROBOCOPY now.

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[eyeguy1]

I'm a not so technical user but I have tried to use a batch file to use xcopy command for a backup to a usb portable drive. I seems when the directories have names like my documents (two words with a space) the command won't work. do you know if robocopy will copy files and/or folders with titles that have spaces?

thanks for any comments and suggestions.

 

[G0AOZ]

eyeguy1, I've no idea if robocopy will recognise or cope with long file names, but it may copy My Documents as mydocu~1 which is how operating systems like Windows 3.1 would see it...

ROGER - G0AOZ.