Discussion
I have an external 40GB usb drive and I need to copy it contents to the internal c drive (a folder called external40).
What is the command i should enter in the DOS type window to do this?
I don't want to use the windows copy command as it'll time out due to the number of file.
(its an XP machine)
What is the command i should enter in the DOS type window to do this?
I don't want to use the windows copy command as it'll time out due to the number of file.
(its an XP machine)
***will that recurse ? I'm not sure so ... ***
I remember that xcopys advantage over copy is the ability to recurse (copy sub folders)
xcopy c: d: /s /e
c: this is the source
d: this is the destination
/s this copy subdirectories
/e this copies empty sub directories (folders without any files in )
***Alternatively **
go to your source then switch to destination and cd nutil you find the start and finish
folders.
lets say you want to copy everything in c:holiday-photos to d: ackupmarch2006
1.) c: (selects c: drive)
2.) cd holiday-photos
....so now c: is in the correct dir
3.) d:
4.) cd ackupmarch2006
xcopy C: D: /s /e
by not including the path we are asking dos to copy where c: drive is to where d: is.
wow - this brought back memories !
>> Edited by rameshuk on Thursday 30th March 03:33
I remember that xcopys advantage over copy is the ability to recurse (copy sub folders)
xcopy c: d: /s /e
c: this is the source
d: this is the destination
/s this copy subdirectories
/e this copies empty sub directories (folders without any files in )
***Alternatively **
go to your source then switch to destination and cd nutil you find the start and finish
folders.
lets say you want to copy everything in c:holiday-photos to d: ackupmarch2006
1.) c: (selects c: drive)
2.) cd holiday-photos
....so now c: is in the correct dir
3.) d:
4.) cd ackupmarch2006
xcopy C: D: /s /e
by not including the path we are asking dos to copy where c: drive is to where d: is.
wow - this brought back memories !
>> Edited by rameshuk on Thursday 30th March 03:33
(get the command string wrong and you'll lose everything though! :hehe )
My first 'pc' was the VIC 20 in 1983 !
Parents bought it for me and then we had to go to a dinner engagement !
When we came back i was told to go to bed !
(so had to wait till the next day to use it ).
Collected the 'Input' series of magazines by Marshall Cavendish and learnt to program.
8 bit computing - remember the trials we use to have with them :-)
Parents bought it for me and then we had to go to a dinner engagement !
When we came back i was told to go to bed !
(so had to wait till the next day to use it ).
Collected the 'Input' series of magazines by Marshall Cavendish and learnt to program.
8 bit computing - remember the trials we use to have with them :-)
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