Copy all file in folder cmd

i want to copy all files and folders from one drive to another drive using MS-DOS. How to do it?

I am trying xcopy I:\*.* N:\ But it copies only files, not folders. So how to copy all files and folders both?

Thanks.

asked Aug 24, 2011 at 5:06

gautamlakumgautamlakum

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xcopy "C:\SomeFolderName" "D:\SomeFolderName" /h /i /c /k /e /r /y

Use the above command. It will definitely work.

In this command data will be copied from c:\ to D:, even folders and system files as well. Here's what the flags do:

• /h copies hidden and system files also
• /i if destination does not exist and copying more than one file, assume that destination must be a directory
• /c continue copying even if error occurs
• /k copies attributes
• /e copies directories and subdirectories, including empty ones
• /r overwrites read-only files
• /y suppress prompting to confirm whether you want to overwrite a file
• /z Copies over a network in restartable mode.

more flags are found here //learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/xcopy

answered Aug 4, 2015 at 17:31

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Use xcopy /s I:\*.* N:\

This is should do.

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answered Aug 24, 2011 at 5:09

YahiaYahia

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Use robocopy. Robocopy is shipped by default on Windows Vista and newer, and is considered the replacement for xcopy. [xcopy has some significant limitations, including the fact that it can't handle paths longer than 256 characters, even if the filesystem can].

robocopy c:\ d:\ /e /zb /copyall /purge /dcopy:dat

Note that using /purge on the root directory of the volume will cause Robocopy to apply the requested operation on files inside the System Volume Information directory. Run robocopy /? for help. Also note that you probably want to open the command prompt as an administrator to be able to copy system files. To speed things up, use /b instead of /zb.

answered Mar 8, 2016 at 20:45

FlimmFlimm

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try this command, xcopy c:\ [file or directory path] F:\ /e. If you want more details refer this site [[//www.computerhope.com/xcopyhlp.htm]]

answered Sep 28, 2011 at 17:37

AerrowAerrow

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This worked for me On Windows 10,

xcopy /s {source drive..i.e. C:} {destination drive..i.e. D:} This will copy all the files and folders plus the folder contents.

answered Jan 25, 2017 at 2:53

tamzitamzi

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