Copy & Verify?

[Harkhof]

I need to copy a folder with several directories in it from one drive to
another and would like to automatically overwrite and verify these files
without interaction. The command line syntax I'm using is:

Copy /v M:\dirname L:\dirname

Windows returns:

"System cannot find the file specified. 0 files copied.".

There are no files in this directory, only sub folders that contain more sub
folders (which contain the files. There are 879 files in 79 folders). I
assume that the reason windows can't "find the file specified" is because
there are no files in the parent folder.

Desired objective is in first paragraph. Any ideas appreciated.

Thanks,
Hark

 

[molsonexpert]

I need to copy a folder with several directories in it from one drive to
another and would like to automatically overwrite and verify these files
without interaction. The command line syntax I'm using is:

Copy /v M:\dirname L:\dirname

Windows returns:

"System cannot find the file specified. 0 files copied.".

There are no files in this directory, only sub folders that contain more sub
folders (which contain the files. There are 879 files in 79 folders). I
assume that the reason windows can't "find the file specified" is because
there are no files in the parent folder.

Desired objective is in first paragraph. Any ideas appreciated.

Thanks,
Hark

type xcopy /?

steve.

 

[Bob I]

Use Xcopy for sub-directory handling capabilities.

 

[Dave Patrick]

xcopy M:\dirname L:\dirname /v /e /y

Enclose the paths in "Quotes" if they contain spaces.

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:
|I need to copy a folder with several directories in it from one drive to
| another and would like to automatically overwrite and verify these files
| without interaction. The command line syntax I'm using is:
|
| Copy /v M:\dirname L:\dirname
|
| Windows returns:
|
| "System cannot find the file specified. 0 files copied.".
|
| There are no files in this directory, only sub folders that contain more
sub
| folders (which contain the files. There are 879 files in 79 folders). I
| assume that the reason windows can't "find the file specified" is because
| there are no files in the parent folder.
|
| Desired objective is in first paragraph. Any ideas appreciated.
|
| Thanks,
| Hark
|
|

 

[JerryMouse]

I need to copy a folder with several directories in it from one drive
to another and would like to automatically overwrite and verify these
files without interaction. The command line syntax I'm using is:

Copy /v M:\dirname L:\dirname

Windows returns:

"System cannot find the file specified. 0 files copied.".

There are no files in this directory, only sub folders that contain
more sub folders (which contain the files. There are 879 files in 79
folders). I assume that the reason windows can't "find the file
specified" is because there are no files in the parent folder.

Desired objective is in first paragraph. Any ideas appreciated.

COPY won't span or handle sub-folders. Use XCOPY with the "/S" switch.

 

[Harkhof]

Heheh...I guess xcopy is the way to go.

Thanks for all your replies!

Hark