From typing "help xcopy" at the command line: /D:m-d-y Copies files changed on or after the specified date. If no date is given, copies only those files whose source time is newer than the destination time. So you already are using xcopy to only replace old files with new ones.

This switch tells xcopy to assume that the destination is a directory if multiple files are being copied or if the destination does not exist. If the destination does not exist, it will be created as a directory. Here's the basic syntax for using xcopy with the /I switch: xcopy <source> <destination> /I xcopy Documents D:\Backup /I

xcopy \\sourceserver\share\ Q:\backuptarget\folder\ /i /d /y /he /C /EXCLUDE:C:\backup\list.txt > C:\backup\backup.log the /C option continues the copy even if "access is denied" to file or folder due to it being open or not having permission under …

Jun 9, 2014 · Robocopy replaces XCopy in the newer versions of windows. Uses Mirroring, XCopy does not; Has a /RH option to allow a set time for the copy to run; Has a /MON:n option to check differences in files; Copies over more file attributes than XCopy; Yes i agree with Mark Setchell, They are both crap. (brought to you by Microsoft)

Feb 2, 2012 · xcopy C:\folder1 C:\folder2\folder1 /t /e /i /y xcopy C:\folder1 C:\folder2\ /t /e /i /y Image: I have to stop it with CTRL + C. PS: I'm on Win 7. Update (Solution): It works! The problem was the name xcopy,bat on my Desktop, and I was running the command from there, so it was executing the xcopy.bat file of my desktop instead of the Windows one..

Type XCOPY/? at the Command prompt, hit enter and read the help information on the command. Or better yet, try it with ROBOCOPY/? which superseded XCOPY way back when Windows Vista came out! – Compo

Mar 7, 2015 · While xcopy's help states /V has xcopy compare source and destination file sizes, copy does not state the method used to verify the copy was accurate. I suspect, but do not know, if the internal command, copy, being primarily a file command verse a directory command, uses CRC or binary compare to verify the copied file.

May 24, 2019 · Quoting from the result of xcopy /? Copies files and directory trees. The essential difference between the two commands is that when you provide the path of a folder to copy, only the files in that folder will be copied to the specified destination.

Like Andrew said /exclude parameter of xcopy should be existing file that has list of excludes. Documentation of xcopy says: Using /exclude . List each string in a separate line in each file. If any of the listed strings match any part of the absolute path of the file to be copied, that file is then excluded from the copying process.

Sep 24, 2017 · Remember, XCOPY was made in the days when having the /S switch to include subdirectories was considered to be an advanced feature, because COPY didn't have that ability. In the spirit of considering the XY problem, I point out that in Windows 10, you can check out the built-in Robocopy.