How to Do Recursive Xcopy in Batch Script

1. the General Method of Using XCOPY in Batch
2. Use the XCOPY Recursively in Batch
3. Necessary Flags for XCOPY in Batch

If you are looking for some solution to the recursive use of the XCOPY command, then you can follow this article. This article will show the recursive use of XCOPY.

Also, we will use the general use of XCOPY, recursive use of XCOPY, and some flags regarding this command. Also, we will see necessary examples and explanations to make the topic easier to understand.

the General Method of Using XCOPY in Batch

The xcopy makes copying any file from one directory to another easy. The general format for this command is xcopy G:\source G:\destination.

xcopy G:\Capture.jpg G:\Cases\

In the example above, we will copy a file from G:\Capture.jpg to G:\Cases\. But this command is not automatic, so you may need to run the command for each file in the directory.

Use the XCOPY Recursively in Batch

You can make a recursive use of the XCOPY command to copy all the files in a directory at once. The code for our example will look like the below.

xcopy A: B: /s /e

The above example will copy all the files, directories, and sub directories from drive A to drive B. Here, the /S flag indicates all the folders and sub folders, and the /E flag indicates the empty folder as we will copy all the folders, files, directories, sub-directory, and empty folders.

Necessary Flags for XCOPY in Batch

Some other flags with XCOPY are used for any purpose. Let’s discuss them.