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[Command]: Copy a Folder to Another Folder and Retain its Permissions


Copy a Folder to Another Folder and Retain its Permissions

Click Start, and then click Run.

In the Open box, type cmd, and then click OK.



Type xcopy source destination /O /X /E /H /K and then press ENTER, where source is the source path for the files to be copied, and destination is the destination path for the files.

Example


xcopy c:\software d:\software-backup/O /X /E /H /K, and then press ENTER, where c:\software is the source folder and d:\software-backup is the destination folder.

Copy structure of a folder only

xcopy source destination /T /E






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