Copying files from one place to another...

GibsonSt19

Hey all, I know the title sounds a bit Noddy, even though I'm computer literate.

Just wondered if anyone knew of a reg tweak that would allow the copying and pasting of a stack of files to continue, if one file happened to be in use at the time? At the moment, it copies everything until it hits the file in use, and then dies.

Any way I can get it to continue?

albertross_2

you could use xcopy with the /C parameter

e.g. start, run, cmd

xcopy c:\windows d:\backup\windows /s/e/d/C/Y/H

GibsonSt19

Ta, will give it a shot

GibsonSt19

Hmmm, just get a message saying "Invalid number of operators".

ManAtHome

Try it without the /d (this is the date sleection, format is d:dd/mm/yy or similar).

albertross_2

what did you type in ? XP?

GibsonSt19

xcopy c:\Documents and Settings\User Name e:\Documents and Settnings\User Name /C

albertross_2

the problem is you need double quotes around it, it is treating the spaces as a parameter separator.

xcopy "c:\Documents and Settings\User Name" "e:\Documents and Settings\User Name" /C/s/e/d/h/Y

if prompted for file or directory hit D

if you are intending to do it a lot (as a backup), then put it in a batch file backup.bat etc, and run that

The /s/e/d will just copy changed or new files next time you run it.

GibsonSt19

Ta my friend. All done.