I have the following folder structure:
FolderA
--Folder1
--Folder2
--Folder3
...
--Folder99
Folders 1 through 99 have files in them.
All I want to do is to copy ALL THE FILES into ONE FOLDER, basically do a FolderA copy, and wipe out Folders 1-99 keeping all the files.
I'd like to do it with Robocopy from cmd.exe if possible (Windows Server 2008)
SKIPPED via robocopy means that source and target versions of the file are same.. SO, it just skips the copy. You can use /is option to overwrite even the exactly same files. Welcome to Super User!
Robocopy does not copy subdirectories by default. copy subdirectories, including Empty ones. Same as /S, but it also copies empty subdirectories. Will automatically add /S into the command.
The Basics: Copying Files The most basic use of robocopy is using a source and destination directory with no options. This option will copy all files (excluding subfolders) from C:\src to C:\dst. You can also copy everything including subfolders (empty or not) and NTFS permissions.
Why use robocopy
? It's a good tool for a specific task but this is not the one.
You can simply use what cmd
already gives you:
for /r %f in (*) do @copy "%f" target
This will essentially "flatten" your directory hierarchy. for /r
will walk a directory tree recursively, looking for file names matching the given pattern. You can also specify the directory to start in:
for /r FolderA %f in (*) do @copy "%f" target
Within the loop it's just a simply copy of the file into a specified folder.
Robocopy is a great tool... when you have a job it can handle. Why not use xcopy?
If you have two drives you can just use xcopy:
XCOPY C:\*.* D:\NewFolder\ /S
Or use XXCOPY for one drive:
XXCOPY C:\*.* C:\NewFolder\ /S /CCY
XXCOPY
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