Hello,

How do I copy a hidden or system file, using Windows XP cmd.exe ?

I have tried copy hidden.txt backup.txt and it says "The system cannot find the file SPECIFIED" ?

I have also tried xcopy /I /H hidden.txt backup.txt which is a step in the right direction, except it says "Does backup.txt specify a file name or directory name on the target" each time and I have to press "F" each time ?

THANKS alot,
JamesYou want to copy it to a different filename? If you are COPYING a hidden file to a different directory (same filename) then your XCOPY /H should work. If you want to copy it to a new filename, here some ways that should work:

• Pipe the 'D' to the xcopy command (echo d | xcopy /I /H hidden.txt backup.txt)
• Create a dummy file first (echo.>backup.txt&xcopy /I /H hidden.txt backup.txt)
• Remove attributes and then re-apply after copy (attrib -h hidden.txt&xcopy /I /H hidden.txt backup.txt&attrib +h hidden.txt)
• Redirect the hidden file to the new file (type hidden.txt>backup.txt)