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Answer» Helo I would like to COPY some folders from my computer to other location(computer). Is it posible to do that with only one xcopy command, or I have to write xcopy command for every folder? Thanks Bregci Not nearly enough information. What OS are you using? Are these folders subfolders of another folder? Do the names of these folders have characters in common. There are many ways to move folders, XCOPY is not the only solution. 8-)Quote Not nearly enough information. What OS are you using? Are these folders subfolders of another folder? Do the names of these folders have characters in common. There are many ways to move folders, XCOPY is not the only solution. 8-) I have XP's. I like to copy different folders with subfolders and they are on the different locations. Example: I like copy folders with subfolders aaa (C:\temp\aaa) and bbb ( c:\home\....\..\bbb) and ccc (d:\service\ccc) to folder d:\backup. Thanks Personally I would just write a SEPARATE XCOPY for each of the folders. In the long run, it's easier to maintain should you have to make changes later on. Just a THOUGHT. 8-)Thanks But stil, is it some other way to do this? Best regardsThere is always another way to do things. I'm sure many of the folk here could write you a long and involved script to do just what you need. But WHY? The good folks at Microsoft (or was it IBM?) already wrote a utility to do exactly what you want. Sometimes the KISS method works best of all. 8-) NOTE: You don't get extra credit for doing things the hard way.Quote Note: You don't get extra credit for doing things the hard way. LOL. Sometimes I think this is exactly what this portion of the board is about!

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Helo

I would like to COPY some folders from my computer to other location(computer). Is it posible to do that with only one xcopy command, or I have to write xcopy command for every folder?

Thanks

Bregci

Not nearly enough information. What OS are you using? Are these folders subfolders of another folder? Do the names of these folders have characters in common.

There are many ways to move folders, XCOPY is not the only solution.

8-)Quote

Not nearly enough information. What OS are you using? Are these folders subfolders of another folder? Do the names of these folders have characters in common.

There are many ways to move folders, XCOPY is not the only solution.

8-)

I have XP's. I like to copy different folders with subfolders and they are on the different locations.
Example: I like copy folders with subfolders aaa (C:\temp\aaa) and bbb ( c:\home\....\..\bbb) and ccc (d:\service\ccc) to folder d:\backup.

Thanks

Personally I would just write a SEPARATE XCOPY for each of the folders. In the long run, it's easier to maintain should you have to make changes later on.

Just a THOUGHT. 8-)Thanks

But stil, is it some other way to do this?

Best regardsThere is always another way to do things. I'm sure many of the folk here could write you a long and involved script to do just what you need. But WHY? The good folks at Microsoft (or was it IBM?) already wrote a utility to do exactly what you want.

Sometimes the KISS method works best of all. 8-)

NOTE: You don't get extra credit for doing things the hard way.Quote

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