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Batch file with xcopy runs correctly called from cmd but not with double click
I'm testing a solution for a user getting access denied when running a scheduled backup batch script or by double-clicking it.
I've noticed I have the same issue for a simple xcopy call. Specifically,...
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Receiving an Error when Copying file over
I have a script that i run against 1K systems. In the script I copy a file over to the systems' temp folder. 1 or 2 systems out of 1K systems return an error of "Invalid drive specification" when I ...
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Properly expand copied file names using XCOPY
I've made a batch script that is set to copy all .cpp files from a location I have set. It can copy the files and retain the folder structure, but it isn't expanding the copied file names properly. I ...
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Windows 10 xCopy Over Network
We have a Windows 10 box here that's been running a batch file that runs an xcopy on a folder with subfolders. It's been running happily for years, but last week, on 12th December, for no apparent ...
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Copied empty folder on top of C:\ using xcopy - what happened?
I was testing xcopy on Windows 10 for use in scripts and, in haste, I run:
xcopy /s /e /y /x "%~dp0/aaaaaaaaaa" "C:/"
where aaaaaaaaaa is an empty folder.
/s /e /y /x does the copy recursively, ...
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Using xcopy to extract© files from certain subfolders
I have some data that is systematically organised into multiple-level subfolders, and I would like to copy all files that reside under certain subfolders, which I would like to specify using regexp-...
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Win 10 XCOPY partial extension match
There is a file named README.cppclean in a directory hierarchy. I want to copy all *.cpp files from the directory tree but not the *.cppclean file.
All of the commands below do copy the .cppclean ...
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How do I track the progress of XCopy command while It's running?
OPSYS: Win10Pro 64 bit
RAM: 10GB
I created a batch file which I then saved to the desktop of the local Administrator account.
The batch file command line is this:
xcopy "F:\movies" "L:\movies" ...
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How to copy one directory to another with window command prompt?
I read alot of guides about to copy directories. On SO also read the posts
Commmand line command to copy entire directory (including directory folder) to another directory
copying all contents of ...
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Is it possible to get an `errorlevel 1` from `xcopy` in Windows 10?
Microsoft documentation states that the xcopy exit codes are
Exit code Description
0 Files were copied without error.
1 No files were found to copy.
2 The user ...
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How to back up only newer files
I wrote years ago a script using XCOPY with parameters /E /D /Y /V /R /H
that allowed me to back up newer files to my dropbox having always everything updated.
Since I upgraded to Windows 7 and 10 ...
