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<pre><code class="code-1 nolinks" id="code-20-38746135-1"><span>@Echo Off </span>
<span>xcopy c:\source d:\target /s/e</span>
<span>exit </span>
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s means for sub-directories ( recursive ) <br />
e means even empty directory
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I need to create a batch file that will backup/copy the entire contents of my Marketing Directory. &nbsp;My marketing directory contains files and sub-directories with files. &nbsp;I have used xcopy in the past but it is not picking up any of the sub-directories or their contents. &nbsp;In the end i would like a batch file to copy the entire directory structure as it is.
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I need to create a batch file that will backup/copy the entire contents of my Marketing Directory.  My marketing directory contains files and sub-directories with files.  I have used xcopy in the past but it is not picking up any of the sub-directories or their contents.  In the end i would like a batch file to copy the entire directory structure as it is.

Batch File Copy Files and Sub-Folders Help

Batch files are text files containing a script of commands that are executed by the command interpreter on DOS, OS/2 and Windows systems. Most commonly, they are used to perform a series of functions that are repeated -- copying a set of files created daily with one step, for example.