Help with bat file (xcopy) on Win7

[BobWinMan]

I have a batch file that copies some files from a win7 hard drive to a USB stick. Sample code:

mkdir G:\holder
xcopy C:\users\me\documents\sub\*.*/s/e/h/r/y/D G:\holder\*.*
​

This file works fine on any previous version of MS Windows to copy all the files in the targeted directory that are newer than those on the USB and it overwrites them. On Win7, it creates multiple folders (with the same name) each time you run it. So, after running it four times, there are four "holder" files on the USB.

Any idea why it does this and/or how to correct it?

 

[Kari]

Hi Bob, welcome to the Seven Forums.

Try Robocopy instead of Xcopy. More here: http://www.sevenforums.com/performance-maintenance/23820-batch-file-copy-made-easy.html

Some examples of using Robocopy can be found in this thread.

Kari

 

[Ztruker]

Try adding /i, see if that makes a difference.

 

[BobWinMan]

Hi Bob, welcome to the Seven Forums.

Try Robocopy instead of Xcopy. More here: http://www.sevenforums.com/performance-maintenance/23820-batch-file-copy-made-easy.html

Some examples of using Robocopy can be found in this thread.

Kari

Thanks... that's an option but I'm trying to keep it consistent across platforms and Win2003 doesn't have robocopy.

 

[BobWinMan]

Try adding /i, see if that makes a difference.

The /i doesn't look like it has the intended purpose... but I can give it a shot.