Question

So far I have it to where I can copy all the files from c:\Users\John\Folder1 to c:\Users\John\Folder2.

But I am looking to completely swap the folders.

e.g. Replace c:\Users\John\Folder1 with c:\Users\John\SomeFolder\Folder1.

I have this right now: xcopy c:\Users\John\SomeFolder\* c:\Users\John\Folder1 /s /i

This just copies all the files from the c:\Users\John\SomeFolder\Folder1 to c:\Users\John\Folder1 but leaves the files that had been there prior. I want the entire folder to be replaced. If the new folder I am copying no longer has those files, I want them deleted.

Sorry if this is confusing – any help is greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

I think you can create a batch file to do this.

The pseudo-code:

1. Erase contents of directory 1
2. Copy the contents from directory 1 to directory 2

The code:
Create a file called swapFiles.bat in your notepad, and enter the following code:

rd /s %1
mkdir %1
xcopy /s /i %2\* %1

How to use it:

swapFiles c:\Users\directory1 c:\Users\directory2

directory1 is the old directory (i.e. the one that will be wiped out)

Hope this helps you