Answer to use “/I” is working but with little trick – in target you must end with character \ to tell xcopy that target is directory and not file! Example: xcopy “$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).dll” “$(SolutionDir)_DropFolder” /F /R /Y /I does not work and return code 2, but this one: xcopy “$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).dll” “$(SolutionDir)_DropFolder\” /F /R /Y /I Command … Read more
The /I switch (not /F as you mentioned in your question) prevents xcopy from asking whether the destination is a file or a directory only if multiple source files are given, so if the source is a directory, or if wildcards ? or * are used. If the destination already exists, such prompt does never … Read more
do a dir /s /b > out.txt and then add a guide at position 260 In powershell cmd /c dir /s /b |? {$_.length -gt 260}
Even if you provide the /Y switch with xcopy, you’ll still get an error when xcopy doesn’t know if the thing you are copying is a file or a directory. This error will appear as “exited with code 2”. When you run the same xcopy at a command prompt, you’ll see that xcopy is asking … Read more
The solution is the /Y switch: xcopy “C:\Users\ADMIN\Desktop\*.*” “D:\Backup\” /K /D /H /Y
Robocopy, or “Robust File Copy”, is a command-line directory replication command. It has been available as part of the Windows Resource Kit starting with Windows NT 4.0, and was introduced as a standard feature of Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. robocopy c:\Sourcepath c:\Destpath /E /XC /XN /XO To elaborate (using Hydrargyrum, HailGallaxar … Read more
Xcopy exit code 4 means “Initialization error occurred. There is not enough memory or disk space, or you entered an invalid drive name or invalid syntax on the command line.“ It looks like Visual Studio is supplying invalid arguments to xcopy. Check your post-build event command via Project > Right Click > Properties > Build … Read more
I use echo f | xcopy /f /y srcfile destfile to get around it.