Copying folders with specific names (perhaps using ROBOCOPY)

[Jake R]

I have a server with a fairly complex folder structure that needs
certain folders copied to another location.

Essentially, there are many folders and subfolders all over the D:
drive. In most of the subfolders there is a folder called "Archive".
Inside these Archive folders is the data that I need to move to
another server.

Does ROBOCOPY have a way of copying only folders with certain names? I
know how to copy files using wildcards to only copy certain filenames.

I am hoping that the same folder structure would be duplicated on the
destination server.

I have tried the following command, but of course it did not work (I
do not think that wildcards are allowed in folder names):

c:>robocopy \\source\d$\apps\arch*\ \\destination\d$\apps /s /e /z /
ipg:100 /r:1 /w:2

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Copying folders with specific names (perhaps using ROBOCOPY)


"Jake R" <jacobrich@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have a server with a fairly complex folder structure that needs
> certain folders copied to another location.
>
> Essentially, there are many folders and subfolders all over the D:
> drive. In most of the subfolders there is a folder called "Archive".
> Inside these Archive folders is the data that I need to move to
> another server.
>
> Does ROBOCOPY have a way of copying only folders with certain names? I
> know how to copy files using wildcards to only copy certain filenames.
>
> I am hoping that the same folder structure would be duplicated on the
> destination server.
>
> I have tried the following command, but of course it did not work (I
> do not think that wildcards are allowed in folder names):
>
> c:>robocopy \\source\d$\apps\arch*\ \\destination\d$\apps /s /e /z /
> ipg:100 /r:1 /w:2
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you.

You could do it with the batch file below. Please note this:
- The batch file will fail if your folder names include "poison" characters
such as &, %, ^, !, (, ).
- To activate the batch file, you must remove the word "echo" in
the robocopy line.

@echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set Source=D:\Source Folder\
set Target=\\server\share\dest folder\
dir /s /ad /b "%Source%*.*" | find /i "\archive" > c:\dir.txt

for /F "tokens=*" %%* in (c:\dir.txt) do (
set T1=%%*
call set T2=!T1:%Source%=%Target%!
echo robocopy /s "%%a" "!T2!" *.*
)

 

[anygaard]

Re: Copying folders with specific names (perhaps using ROBOCOPY)


I am trying to use this script, and am getting an error:

ERROR 2 (0x00000002) Accessing Source Directory C:\%a\
The system cannot find the file specified.

here is how I modified the script to my own use:

@echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set Source=C:\docume~1\
set Target=C:\profiles\
dir /s /ad /b "%Source%*.*" | find /i "\desktop" > c:\dir.txt

for /F "tokens=*" %%* in (c:\dir.txt) do (
set T1=%%*
call set T2=!T1:%Source%=%Target%!
robocopy /s "%%a" "!T2!" *.*
)

I copied it from here, and only changed the source, target, and what it
is finding, took out the echo, and it is not working. Any help would be
greatly appreciated.


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[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Copying folders with specific names (perhaps using ROBOCOPY)

Give yourself some eyes: Replace the line
robocopy /s "%%a" "!T2!" *.*
with
echo robocopy /s "%%a" "!T2!" *.*
and you will see immediately what's going on. Hint: Have a
closer look at this line:
for /F "tokens=*" %%* in (c:\dir.txt) do (
and ask yourself what name you assigned to your loop variable,
i.e. the one preceded with %%.


"anygaard" <anygaard.3etofd@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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>
> I am trying to use this script, and am getting an error:
>
> ERROR 2 (0x00000002) Accessing Source Directory C:\%a\
> The system cannot find the file specified.
>
> here is how I modified the script to my own use:
>
> @echo off
> setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
> set Source=C:\docume~1\
> set Target=C:\profiles\
> dir /s /ad /b "%Source%*.*" | find /i "\desktop" > c:\dir.txt
>
> for /F "tokens=*" %%* in (c:\dir.txt) do (
> set T1=%%*
> call set T2=!T1:%Source%=%Target%!
> robocopy /s "%%a" "!T2!" *.*
> )
>
> I copied it from here, and only changed the source, target, and what it
> is finding, took out the echo, and it is not working. Any help would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
>
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