batch to copy files with xcopy

Question

I have checked some examples on internet but I can't get my (first) batch file to work. I would like to copy automatically my file from a folder to another one but nothing happen.

@echo off
xcopy "C:\source\" "C:\target\" /c /d /i /y
exit

Could you see anything wrong?

Thanks!!

Update: I have done the command given by Bali C but it still doesn't work. See snapshot

xcopy C:\folder1 C:\folder2\folder1 /t /e /i /y
xcopy C:\folder1 C:\folder2\ /t /e /i /y

Image:

I have to stop it with CTRL + C.

PS: I'm on Win 7

Update (Solution): It works! The problem was the name xcopy,bat on my Desktop, and I was running the command from there, so it was executing the xcopy.bat file of my desktop instead of the Windows one.. I had to rename the file with "myxcopy.bat" :

@echo off
xcopy "C:\source" "C:\target" /c /d /i /y
exit

Lactobacillus

What is the name of your batch file? From your screenshot, I'm guessing it's XCOPY.BAT. Try renaming to something else, like MyXcopy.bat. – Sedan

I'm honestly not sure then, I tried the exact command you tried in the screenshot (top one from my answer) and it worked fine, straight away. Unless you don't have permissions on those folders? – Stratosphere

Yes, if it was named XCOPY.BAT, that would definitely cause a problem. Every time you called XCOPY in your batch file, you would be calling another instance of XCOPY.BAT instead of the XCOPY command. – Sedan

Answer 1

After testing most of the switches this worked for me:

xcopy C:\folder1 C:\folder2\folder1 /t /e /i /y

This will copy the folder folder1 into the folder folder2. So the directory tree would look like:

C:
   Folder1
   Folder2
      Folder1

Stratosphere

I tried removing some options or just /c /y But it doesn't change anything, I get the cursor blinking on the next line as well – Lactobacillus

Could you post the exact code you are using? With the filename included? – Stratosphere

Actually, \S copies directories and subdirectories except empty ones. – Sedan

Your answer is still not right. \S will copy directories and subdirectories except empty ones. If a directory contains files/folders, it will get copied...if a directory does not contain files/folders it will not get copied. – Sedan

Lol I'm getting confused, since I'm presuming the file will be there the s switch won't cause a problem, just removed it from my answer. – Stratosphere

I tried different combinaisons of Options but still, do you manage to do it on your own computer? I have updated my question with the content of my xcopy.bat file – Lactobacillus

The command you are using is trying to copy a folder, if you are copying a file you need to specify the file like in my answer. Are you copying a folder or a file? – Stratosphere

I'am trying to copy a folder, containing others files and folders – Lactobacillus

Edited answer, hopefully this should fix it :) – Stratosphere

here you can find what does /t e/ /i /y mean: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771254.aspx – Clevis

Answer 2

Based on xcopy help, I tried and found that following works perfectly for me (tried on Win 7)

xcopy C:\folder1 C:\folder2\folder1 /E /C /I /Q /G /H /R /K /Y /Z /J

Federalist

best one for bringing over subdirectories and files at every level – Pelaga

Answer 3

If the requirement is to copy all files in "\Publish\Appfolder" into the parent "\Publish\" folder (inclusive of any subfolders, following works for me) The switch '/s' allows copying of all subfolders, recursively.

xcopy src\main\Publish\Appfolder\*.* /s src\main\Publish\

Tunstall

Answer 4

You must specify your file in the copy:

xcopy C:\source\myfile.txt C:\target

Or if you want to copy all txt files for example

xcopy C:\source\*.txt C:\target

Gwenngwenneth

I tried xcopy C:\source*.txt C:\target But it doesn't change anything, I get the cursor blinking on the next line – Lactobacillus