How to overwrite existing files in batch

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The following command copies and moves a file but I also need it to overwrite the file it s replacing   xcopy  s c  mmyinbox test doc C  myoutbox

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you need to simply add  Y  xcopy  s c  mmyinbox test doc C  myoutbox  Y   and if you re using path with spaces  try this  xcopy  s  c  mmyinbox test doc   C  myoutbox   Y

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A command that would copy in any case  xcopy  path source   path destination   s h e k f c y

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Add  Y to the command line

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You can refer Windows command prompt help using following command   xcopy

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Here s what worked for me to copy and overwrite a file from B   to Z   drive in a batch script  echo F  XCOPY B  utils MyFile txt Z  Backup CopyFile txt  Y  The  quot  Y quot  parameter at the end overwrites the destination file  if it exists

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For copying one file to another directory overwriting without any prompt i ended up using the simply COPY command  copy  Y  quot   mySourceFile txt quot   quot    target myDestinationFile txt quot

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Add  y to the command line of xcopy   Example    xcopy  y c  mmyinbox test doc C  myoutbox

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You can use    copy  b v y   See SS64 on COPY

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If the copy command is run from within a batch job you do not need to use the  Y switch  it will overwrite existing files

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If destination file is read only use  y r  xcopy  y r source txt dest txt

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