Xcopy not working

[Phil Rabichow]

Hi Folks:
I created a batch file to copy certain files to another drive & it was working fine. It had one line:

XCopy "CataPhil DocsInfo to Read from the Internet*.*" "D:backups" /d /e /c /y

and it still works. I added an additional line to copy another folder so that it read:

XCopy "CataPhil DocsInfo to Read from the Internet*.*" "D:backups" /d /e /c /y
XCopy "C:Program FilesSmartBoard2000clipdata*.*" "D:backups" /d /e /c /y

However, the second line isn't working & I can't figure out why. I pasted the path, so I know it's correct. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

[WyllyWylly]

<hr>the second line isn't working & I can't figure out why<hr>

What is the line in batch file - paste it here so it's exact...?

And what is the error or indication that it is not working? Any error text on the screen?

[Phil Rabichow]

Hi Mark:
The second line is:

XCopy "C:Program FilesSmartBoard2000clipdata*.*" "D:backups" /d /e /c /y

However, I am partly mistaken. It was copying the files. However, I thought it would be copying them to D:backupsclipdata

Instead, it copied it to D:backups

I thought it would copy it directly to the directory, using the same structure.

1. Is there a way to have it copy the exact structure, or should I just use:

XCopy "C:Program FilesSmartBoard2000clipdata*.*" "D:backupsclipdata" /d /e /c /y

2. How do I get rid of my 326 or so files that I copied straight to D:backup? <img src=/S/blush.gif border=0 alt=blush width=15 height=15>

Thanks for your help.

[chrisgreaves]

> Any ideas?

You'll need to make changes. I have 10x2G partitions on one hard drive, 10x2G on another.

Without the backup in place I see my (blue) drive mapped to latters as
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With the (red) backup drive slid into place I see
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and
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</pre>

mapped as
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</pre>



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