batch file to copy files to another location

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Is it possible to create a batch file to copy a folder to another location everytime I login  or when the folder is updated  It could be written in VB or Java as well if not an easy solution  Any ideas

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It s easy to copy a folder in a batch file     echo off  set src folder   c  whatever      set dst folder   c  foo  xcopy  S E U  src folder   dst folder    And you can add that batch file to your Windows login script pretty easily  assuming you have admin rights on the machine    Just go to the  User Manager  control panel  choose properties for your user  choose profile  and set a logon script     How you get to the user manager control panel depends on which version of Windows you run   But right clicking on My Computer and choosing manage and then choosing Local users and groups works for most versions   The only sticky bit is  when the folder is updated    This sounds like a folder watcher  which you can t do in a batch file  but you can do pretty easily with  NET

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echo off cls echo press any key to continue backup   pause xcopy c  users file    e  backup     s  e echo backup complete pause    file   name of file your wanting to copy  backup   where u want the file to be moved to  Hope this helps

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Two approaches    When you login  you can to create a copy my files bat file into your All Programs  gt  Startup folder with this content  its a plain text document     xcopy c  folder     d  another folder     Use xcopy c  folder     d  another folder    Y to overwrite the file without any prompt  Everytime a folder changes  if you can to use C   you can to create a program using FileSystemWatcher

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echo off xcopy       Replace     with the appropriate xcopy arguments to copy what you want copied

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robocopy yourfolder yourdestination  MON 0   should do it  although you may need some more options  The switch at the end will re-run robocopy if more than 0 changes are seen

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Batch file to copy folder is easy   xcopy  Y C  Source     C  NewFolder   Save the above as a batch file  and get Windows to run it on start up   To do the same thing when folder is updated is trickier  you ll need a program that monitors the folder every x time and check for changes  You can write the program in VB Java whatever then schedule it to run every 30mins

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Open Notepad   Type the following lines into it  obviously replace the folders with your ones    echo off rem you could also remove the line above  because it might help you to see what happens  rem  i option is needed to avoid the batch file asking you whether destination folder is a file or a folder rem  e option is needed to copy also all folders and subfolders xcopy  c  New Folder   c  Copy of New Folder   i  e   Save the file as backup bat  not  txt   Double click on the file to run it  It will backup the folder and all its contents files subfolders   Now if you want the batch file to be run everytime you login in Windows  you should place it in Windows Startup menu  You find it under  Start   All Program   Startup To place the batch file in there either drag it into the Startup menu or RIGH click on the Windows START button and select Explore  go in Programs   Startup  and copy the batch file into there   To run the batch file everytime the folder is updated you need an application  it can not be done with just a batch file

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echo off copy con d      xcopy d      e      pause

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