copying all contents of folder to another folder using batch file?

Question

I have a folder in C:\\Folder1

I want to copy all the contents of Folder1 to another location, D:\\Folder2

How do I do

Answer 1

FYI...if you use TortoiseSVN and you want to create a simple batch file to xcopy (or directory mirror) entire repositories into a "safe" location on a periodic basis, then this is the specific code that you might want to use. It copies over the hidden directories/files, maintains read-only attributes, and all subdirectories and best of all, doesn't prompt for input. Just make sure that you assign folder1 (safe repo) and folder2 (usable repo) correctly.

@echo off
echo "Setting variables..."
set folder1="Z:\Path\To\Backup\Repo\Directory"
set folder2="\\Path\To\Usable\Repo\Directory"
echo "Removing sandbox version..."
IF EXIST %folder1% (
    rmdir %folder1% /s /q
)
echo "Copying official repository into backup location..."
xcopy /e /i /v /h /k %folder2% %folder1%

And, that's it folks!

Add to your scheduled tasks and never look back.

Answer 2

@echo off
:: variables
echo Backing up file
set /P source=Enter source folder:
set /P destination=Enter Destination folder:
set xcopy=xcopy /S/E/V/Q/F/H/I/N
%xcopy% %source% %destination%
echo files will be copy press enter to proceed
pause

Answer 3

On my PC, xcopy and robocopy need also the path to them, i.e. C:\Windows\System32\xcopy.exe

That's why I use simply "copy": copy /y ....\Folder1\File.txt ....\Folder2\

Answer 4

xcopy.exe is the solution here. It's built into Windows.

xcopy /s c:\Folder1 d:\Folder2

You can find more options at http://www.computerhope.com/xcopyhlp.htm

Answer 5

@echo off
::Ask
echo Your Source Path:
set INPUT1=
set /P INPUT1=Type input: %=%

echo Your Destination Path:
set INPUT2=
set /P INPUT2=Type input: %=%

xcopy %INPUT1% %INPUT2% /y /s

Answer 6

if you want remove the message that tells if the destination is a file or folder you just add a slash:

xcopy /s c:\Folder1 d:\Folder2\