This Windows 7 computer no longer performs the COPY command from the mouse, so I use the command prompt to copy files, etc.<\/p>\n
Lately I’ve been backing up directories, which contain subdirectories and so on. (Directory can also be thought of as Folder.)<\/p>\n
To copy an entire directory, including its subdirectories and the folders contained therein, I use the With In my experience, assigning a destination directory is important, since Observations:<\/p>\n Source:<\/p>\n www.lifewire.com<\/a><\/p>\nxcopy<\/code> command:
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\nxcopy source_directory destination_directory \/e
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\nxcopy source_directory destination_directory \/s
\n<\/code><\/p>\n\/e<\/code> it copies the empty folders, but not with \/s<\/code>.<\/p>\nxcopy<\/code> doesn’t copy the enclosing directory itself, just its contents. So, for instance, if you want to copy the directory desktop0<\/i> to a backup called desktop0<\/i>, you might key
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\nxcopy the_source_path\\desktop0 the_destination_path\\desktop0 \/e
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topdir\\dir1\\dir2<\/code> must be used, rather than topdir\/dir1\/dir2<\/code>, within a file command such as xcopy<\/code>. However, for switches such as \/s<\/code> or \/e<\/code>, the forward slash is used.\n<\/li>\nxcopy<\/code> from within a directory you’re telling it to copy. I typically do it from the one above.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n