Question

My directory structure looks like this;

folder1
  folder2 (thousands of folders like this)
    folder3
        someImage.jpeg
        someDoc.doc
        folder4 (optional folder)
           someImage.jpeg
           someDoc.doc

I want the script to copy the folder 2s which contain folder 4s maintaining the folder structure but only copying the files in folder 4. Like this;

folder1
  folder2 (thousands of folders like this)
    folder3
      folder4 (optional folder)
        someImage.jpeg
        someDoc.doc

I’ve got a simple for loop which can identify the folders which contain folder 4 and then Robocopy the files to some directory. I can’t figure out how to copy the entire folder structure whilst skipping the files at folder 3.

Answer 1

There is an option in the xcopy command that creates the directory tree.

  /T           Creates directory structure, but does not copy files. Does not
               include empty directories or subdirectories. /T /E includes
               empty directories and subdirectories.

Do it first and then merely copy the files inside folder 4s.