can i robocopy only specific folder

Question

my thing: i have 4 folder in temp

c:\temp\1
2
3
4
ther are 4 folders. i want copy folder 3 only.

if i robocopy c:\temp\3 . it only copy what within folder 3 , not folder 3 itself?

Answer 1

Hi @Xu, Tao ,

you could try the /xd option of robocopy to exclude folders.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/robocopy#file-selection-options

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Answer 2

Let's say your folder structure is like so:

c:\temp
c:\temp\1
c:\temp\2
c:\temp\3

An easier method is to use /lev:1 :

robocopy C:\temp\3 E:\test[folder name] /lev:1 /dcopy:T
For example, [folder name] --> change the folder name to any name you want
C:\temp\3 E:\test\3_copy /lev:1 /dcopy:T

Therefore, '3_copy' is a copy of folder '3' preserving the original timestamp of '3'

/dcopy:T (I'm assuming if you want to copy a folder, you also want to copy it's original timestamp to a different location)
/lev:1 (only copy the '3' folder, no copying subfolders, or files under folder '3')

I hope this makes sense to you, let me know if you need further clarification