How to overwrite existing files in batch?

Question

The following command copies and moves a file but I also need it to overwrite the file it\'s replacing.

xcopy /s c:\\mmyinbox\\test.doc C:\\myoutbox

Answer 1

you need to simply add /Y

xcopy /s c:\mmyinbox\test.doc C:\myoutbox /Y

and if you're using path with spaces, try this

xcopy /s "c:\mmyinbox\test.doc" "C:\myoutbox" /Y