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

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)

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 …

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..

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.

xcopy will allow you to copy a single file into a specifed folder it just wont allow you to define a destination name. If you require the destination name just rename it before you copy it. ren "bin\development\whee.config.example" whee.config. xcopy /R/Y "bin\development\whee.config" "TestConnectionExternal\bin\Debug\"

Apr 28, 2022 · That's xcopy "C:\folder\*" "D:\whatever\". If d:\whatever` already exists, COPY "c:\folder* "D:\whatever" would copy the files only,t oo. "xcopy comes from an era when right-copying was a futuristic concept; it was intended to bulk-copy from a tree since copy could do the simply copy from a directory, hence the emphasis on subdirectories. –

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.