Copy folder and files

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View all page feedback. I hear a sort of a thump, thump, thump, rattle, rattle, rattle sound and I look up. Strangely enough, I see nothing, so I go back to reading my email. But the sound persists.

I get up from my swing and go into the house. I see the source of the noise: the Scripting Wife is digging through the front closet, and she has boxes, books, and other assorted paraphernalia spread out over the vestibule floor.

In situations like this, I have learned to keep my mouth shut, and to wait for a natural opening. Not sure if this is a question, a remark, or even if it was directed at me, I decide to keep quiet. The command and the error message are shown in the following image. I guess that means the folder does not exist? That is right. Nothing came back. I have a folder with a lot of subfolders and files in them. Can I use Xcopy command to copy the directory structure of the folder and subfolders to another location?

As we know, recreating directory structures can be a tedious and error-prone thing, especially if using the right-click method to create multiple structures and folders. So, you may want to copy folders and subfolders by Xcopy command directly. And there are plenty of options and switches for different demands. You can copy folders and subfolders including or excluding files from one location to another location by following the steps in different situations.

Click Start and type cmd in the search box. Right-click Command Prompt from the result list and select Run as administrator.

Now, when you're in the Command Prompt, you can type Xcopy command as below to copy folders and subfolders including contents. Remember that for folders with spaces in the name or folders larger than 8 characters in length, it is a good idea to put quotation marks around the path as in the figure above or you may get an error.

You can open the Command Prompt according to the steps shown above. Then, type the Xcopy command as below to copy folders and subfolders without files:. Once the Command Prompt is open, you can then type the following Xcopy command to copy all files and folders and retain its NTFS and Share permissions. Actually, there are many parameters of Xcopy command, and you can combine different parameters for different situations.