Using DOS in Windows 7

Penmere · Jul 14, 2014

When I used the following command in Windows XP :-
xcopy C:\SWTW\* G:\BackUp\SWTW\ /e/s/f/d/y
all the files and folders contained in the C drive SWTW folder would be copied to the G drive SWTW folder, overwriting if necessary.
In Windows 7 I have not been able to copy even a single C drive file to anywhere.
Can anyone help please?

delellod123 · Jul 14, 2014

right click dos, open as administrator. make sure the drive/partition letters match.

ex_bubblehead · Jul 14, 2014

Use robocopy instead: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ee851678.aspx

Penmere · Jul 14, 2014

What do I have to do to right click on DOS please?

Penmere · Jul 14, 2014

Thanks. I'll try robocopy later. It will probably take me a while to learn it.

delellod123 · Jul 14, 2014

on the icon for dos, instead of double clicking, click the icon with the RIGHT mouse button (middle finder). A menu will pop up. Click open as administrator.

Penmere · Jul 14, 2014

I do not have an icon for DOS. Maybe it was never loaded into my system.

ex_bubblehead · Jul 14, 2014

There IS no DOS, only the command processor "CMD.exe". Click on the start button and type "cmd" (no quotes) in the search box, then right click on "cmd.exe" and choose "Run as Administrator"

delellod123 · Jul 14, 2014

or hit start, all programs, accessories, Command Prompt. Right Click it, hit run as administrator.

Penmere · Jul 15, 2014

Thanks. I got cmd.exe to run but it comes up with 2 folders already listed on the c drive. So I would not be able to access a file directly on the c drive.

delellod123 · Jul 15, 2014

type command for Change Directory? cd..

Until back to C:

Penmere · Jul 15, 2014

Thanks so much. The command
xcopy C:\SWTW\* G:\BackUp\SWTW\ /e/s/f/d/y
now works. I can go ahead and sort out my backups now.
Thanks again.

Penmere · Jul 18, 2014

Can I reopen this thread please?
The problem is that the fist xcopy command below works fine and the second produces no copy at all.
xcopy "C:\Users\Rex Sara\Favorites" "G:\BackUp04\Users\Rex Sara\Favorites"\ /e/s/f/d/y
xcopy "C:\Users\Rex Sara\My Documents" "G:\BackUp04\Users\Rex Sara\My Documents"\ /e/s/f/d/y
I would appreciaate any help here. I am at a loss.

delellod123 · Jul 18, 2014

try "Documents" in place of My Documents. or try using "docume~1". Or try "My*".

Penmere · Jul 18, 2014

Using the one word Documents worked.
Thanks again. I cannot see the logic behind it.

delellod123 · Jul 18, 2014

no prob!

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