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Backup a Local Directory to the Network Using a BAT File
Hello,
      I am trying, (like heck), to create a bat file to backup some files. The files are located at C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\zeiss\calypso\workarea\inspections. The “inspections” directory has many floders and subfolders and I want them all to backup to the specified directory when I run this bat file. I have tried everything I could think of but I either get an invalid path error, or a cannot find file error, etc. What do I need to do to get this?
Here is my current bat file syntax:
xcopy "C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\zeiss\calypso\workarea\inspections" /s /c /d /e /h /i /r /y \\dc1\data\BEPAC_CMM\Zeiss_1\  

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Don't use xcopy; it's utterly outdated. robocopy is part of the OS since Vista. Best of all: it doesn't have problems with long paths.
robocopy.exe "C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\zeiss\calypso\workarea\inspections" "\\dc1\data\BEPAC_CMM\Zeiss_1" *.* /e /r:0 /np /tee /log:"C:\Temp\robocopy.log"

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Thanks. I tried this locally first with a different folder. I used this:

robocopy.exe "C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\my conceptdraw" "d:\test *.* /e /r:0 /np /tee /"

I attached my results
PrintScreen.pdf
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The error message is pretty clear: the target folder is incorrect, because the closing quotes include command line options.
If you don't need the log file, you can drop the /tee and /np as well:
robocopy.exe "C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\my conceptdraw" "d:\test" *.* /e /r:0"

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robocopy.exe "C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\My ConceptDraw" "d:\test" *.* /e /r:0

I have attached the results
2PrintScreen.pdf
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This driving me crazy!
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The directory is there. I attached a screen print for both.
path.pdf
path2.pdf
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That's Explorer and its manipulated address bar for you.
In Explorer, browse to the folder you want to use as source. Now click in the empty part of the address bar, to the right of the end of the address (not on the breadcrumbs); the display should now switch to a single highlighted string (probably to "C:\Users\Public\Documents\My ConceptDraw"). Hit Ctrl-C while the string is still highlighted, and paste it into the script.
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Perfect! Thanks a million. Just one more thing. The xcopy bat I was using was only copying new or modified files. Is this robocopy doing the same?
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Thanks again.
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Microsoft Disk Operating System (MS-DOS) was an operating system for x86-based personal computers, and traces of it are still found in the Windows operating system. DOS is still used in some embedded systems and for certain legacy 16-bit networks.