DOS Copy commands?

[Osiris]

hey I dont know if this is the right forum, but I couldnt find a DOS forum.

In any event, due to very frustrating circumstances. I need to copy an entire folder from one HDD to another, and I have to do it in DOS mode.

But all I can remember from DOS is COPY [Folder] E: etc

but all it does is copy the files in the folder, not the subfolders etc

so I just want to copy the whole folder and its entire contents

What would be the DOS command, for that??

Thankyou.

[HellBender]

xcopy H:\original C:\new

[Osiris]

that just keeps comming up bad command or file name.

But the file names are all spelt and correctly written out so?

[HellBender]

Hmm.. it should work...

[Osiris]

I fear the problem is the bootdisk I am using does not have xcopy.exe on it.

I suspect thatis why the command is not working.

[HellBender]

ah, so you're going off a boot disk, no wonder.

Copy C:\WINDOWS\system32\xcopy.exe onto the bootdisk from another computer running windows.

[Osiris]

I dont believe this. happy f'nn! new year, is anything going to go right today

I did that of course, and now it tells me XCOPY.EXE cannot be run in DOS mode.

[cpugeniusmv]

  Osiris said:

I fear the problem is the bootdisk I am using does not have xcopy.exe on it.

I suspect thatis why the command is not working.

exactly.

the xcopy i attached came from a DOS bootdisk on www.bootdisk.com

it should run in DOS

XCOPY.EXEFetching info...

[itsnotabigtruck]

Why don't you save the time?

C:\original\> D:

D:\> md new

D:\> C:

C:\original\> copy *.* D:\new

C:\original\> D:

D:\> cd new

D:\new\> dir

[HellBender]

  memodude said:

Why don't you save the time?

C:\original\> D:

D:\> md new

D:\> C:

C:\original\> copy *.* D:\new

C:\original\> D:

D:\> cd new

D:\new\> dir

Because he has folders under C:\original that he needs to be moved over and what you suggested won't move them. For example, your way won't move C:\original\folder\file.txt over.

[Osiris]

yeah hellbender is right, it merely copied the files in the folder, not the ones in the subdirectories..

trying the xcopy.exe you posted now

fingers crossed.

[Osiris]

umm okay the frustration continues....

in our next installment, Osiris gets ready to smash his PC, when the error message

incorrect DOS Version, appears as he attempts to do it the XCOPY way.....

[itsnotabigtruck]

Tell me what ver outputs and I'll post an xcopy to fit.

[Osiris]

the bootdisk im using says the version is...

Windows 98 [Version 4.10.2222]

[itsnotabigtruck]

Try this:

XCOPY.EXEFetching info...

Edited January 1, 2004 by memodude

[Osiris]

hehe and now we get the error

bad or missing XCOPY32.MOD

sorry I appreciate the help, but in situations like this where its absolute frustration you cant help but laugh.

[Osiris]

though I speculate you have given up hope of helping me.

I have succeeded. Thorugh a program called XXCOPY.

It has done the trick, but thankyou for the time and patience you invested here today.

[HellBender]

  Osiris said:

though I speculate you have given up hope of helping me.

I have succeeded. Thorugh a program called XXCOPY.

It has done the trick, but thankyou for the time and patience you invested here today.

haha :) Google is your friend.

[CyberKewl]

Try turbocopy instead:

http://www.filelibrary.com:8080/cgi-bin/fr...56/tcpy203c.zip

It's my favourite dos copy program. I used it a lot back in the old ms-dos days.

[JHAres]

Use:

XCOPY c:\source c:\target /e

/e copies all the subdirs, including the empty ones

use "xcopy /?" to see all your options... ;)

Edit: I case you have hidden or system files, you must add "/h" to the command, i.e.:

XCOPY c:\source c:\target /e /h

Edited January 1, 2004 by JHAres

[MxxCon]

Osiris, in the future when you need to work with files from dos, the only soft you ever need is Volkov Commander

http://www.egner-online.de/vc/en/vc4.shtml

or newer version 5 at

http://www.egner-online.de/vc/en/vc5.shtml

it's small enough to fit on any boot disk and can do anything you want with files: copy/move/delete/edit/view/pack/unpack/etc

no bootdisk/resuedisk should be w/o it