Backup Batch File

[Ron Boetger]

I want to create a batch file that will copy all of the contents of
the My Documents directory on the C:/ Drive to the D:\ Drive.

Here is what I is in the batch file I created - but it does not work.

XCOPY C:\Documents and Settings\username\my documents *.*
D:\Documents and Settings\username\my documents /E/C/Y/I/H

Any Ideas what I am doing wrong?

Thanks

Ron

 

[MGGP]

1) You need a backslash after the first My Documents, OR
2) just leave off the *.*


Good Luck !

 

[Ron Boetger]

Made the change. Now I get an error "Invalid Numbers of Parameters!"

Any Ideas?

Thanks

Ron

 

[John A]

Please post the changed batch file so we can see what is wrong

John Allen

 

[Ron Boetger]

Here you go!

XCOPY C:\Documents and Settings\rboetger\my documents\*.*
D:\Documents and Settings\rboeger\my documents /E/C/Y/I/H

 

[Alex Nichol]

Here is what I is in the batch file I created - but it does not work.

XCOPY C:\Documents and Settings\username\my documents *.*
D:\Documents and Settings\username\my documents /E/C/Y/I/H

Any Ideas what I am doing wrong?

Where you have a path\file that has spaces in it, you must hold it
together with quotes. And you left out a \ before the *.* wild card for
the files - so

XCOPY "C:\Documents and Settings\username\my documents\*.*"
"D:\Documents and Settings\username\my documents" /E/C/Y/I/H

 

[John A]

Try adding 4 double quotes as follows

XCOPY "C:\Documents and Settings\rboetger\my documents\*.*"
"D:\Documents and Settings\rboeger\my documents" /E/C/Y/I/H

John Allen

 

[Ron Boetger]

That did the trick - Thanks

Ron

Where you have a path\file that has spaces in it, you must hold it
together with quotes. And you left out a \ before the *.* wild card for
the files - so

XCOPY "C:\Documents and Settings\username\my documents\*.*"
"D:\Documents and Settings\username\my documents" /E/C/Y/I/H