Duplicate Drag/Merge in a batch file

[Lewis]

routinely drag a bunch of folders from, for example c:\files\ to
c:\files2\ and select "Merge" and then, after a wait of several minutes
"Do not move" for files that already exist on the target. Please note
that c:\files\ contains FOLDERS.

I would like to do this from a bat file instead of from the GUI. but
haven't figured out the right syntax.

is xcopy still the tool for this? I seem to recall Microsoft deprecating
it a few years ago in favor of something else.

 

[Bob I]

Click the Start button, type CMD in the box, press enter, type XCOPY /?
on the line behind the command prompt, press enter.

 

[Char Jackson]

routinely drag a bunch of folders from, for example c:\files\ to
c:\files2\ and select "Merge" and then, after a wait of several minutes
"Do not move" for files that already exist on the target. Please note
that c:\files\ contains FOLDERS.

I would like to do this from a bat file instead of from the GUI. but
haven't figured out the right syntax.

is xcopy still the tool for this? I seem to recall Microsoft deprecating
it a few years ago in favor of something else.

IMHO, Microsoft's Robocopy is the best tool for that.

 

[Jake]

routinely drag a bunch of folders from, for example c:\files\ to
c:\files2\ and select "Merge" and then, after a wait of several minutes
"Do not move" for files that already exist on the target. Please note
that c:\files\ contains FOLDERS.

I would like to do this from a bat file instead of from the GUI. but
haven't figured out the right syntax.

is xcopy still the tool for this? I seem to recall Microsoft deprecating
it a few years ago in favor of something else.

<http://www.xxcopy.com/xcpymain.htm>

Very powerful, very fast. Free for non-commercial use.

 

[simon67]

If you need to remove duplicate file then you may use DuplicateFilesDeleter, it really works quickly to remove duplicate files.
good luck!