help with copy

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John

1. How copy from one disk to another only files that don't exit on the
disk your copying to. Right now I just hold the "n" key down.



2. How make windows not quit copying when there is one error?


Thanks

John
 
Go to the cmd prompt and type CD\

then type - xcopy /? - to see all the switches.

Xcopy does more for you than the simple Copy command.
 
JerryM said:
Go to the cmd prompt and type CD\

then type - xcopy /? - to see all the switches.

Xcopy does more for you than the simple Copy command.
Click to expand...
Best I could find is the date command. There was no switch that copied
only file that didn't exist in the target directory.

John
 
I don’t know why you sent me these instructions about the copy command.
They don’t have anything to do with my questions do they?
 
Sorry the article on how to copy files was of no use to you. Perhaps someone else may
be able to assist.
 
I guess I misunderstood,

Are you trying to copy a complete directory or just one file into a
destination directory that already exists ?
 
Hi, John,

Xcopy can copy the original and any added files to a destination directory
or hard drive, over writing existing files and adding any new files to the
destination directory or drive.

Change directory to one that needs copying.
Then type the following:
Example: xcopy *.*/s (destination address)

You will be asked if this is for all files, after it begins , which you will
say yes by clicking the letter A.

I hope this is what you need,
Jerry
 
Another group of switches can be used to copy all the contents of a hard
drive to another for backup as follows:

xcopy *.* /s (destination address) /h /i /c /k /e /r /y

I use this for simple a backup that can be copyed anywhere.

Jerry
 
JerryM said:
I guess I misunderstood,

Are you trying to copy a complete directory or just one file into a
destination directory that already exists ?
Click to expand...
I have half a 250 hd which I use for movies, songs and other media. I
have another 120 hd which I use as backup for that data.

About once a week I want to copy all the NEW files from the 250 hd to
the 120. Or... copy ONLY files that DON'T exist on the target drive.

The xcopy date switch seems to work
xcopy d: E: \D: then the date after which the new copies were added.
like 11-5-2005. But sometimes, for obscure reasons, the new files have
old dates.

Thanks for your interest. I hope this explains it better.

John
 
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