Question

I want to do a script that does the following :

• COPY All folders and all files from “D:\” to “F:\”
  but
• SKIP all folders containing a “skipthisfolder.txt” file

Which scripting language should I use? (in order to run it easily in Windows, without any third party software?) I thought about .BAT or VBS.

Answer 1

You could use a CMD batch file, like this:

@echo off
for /r D:\ %%a in (.) do (
  IF NOT EXIST "%%~fa\skipthisfolder.txt" XCOPY "%%~fa" "F:%%~pna"
)

EDIT: if you also need to skip subfolders if skipthisfolder.txt file is found, then this could be a solution:

@setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion
@echo off

set skip=@

for /r D:\ %%a in (.) do (
  echo %%a | findstr /c:"!skip!" > nul
  if !errorlevel!==1 IF EXIST "%%~fa\skipthisfolder.txt" set skip=%%~dpna
  echo %%a | findstr /c:"!skip!" > nul
  if !errorlevel!==1 XCOPY /D "%%~fa" "F:%%~pna"
)
endlocal