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newJavauser
newJavauser

Reputation: 53

Batch copy or move folders in AppData

I'm trying to move folders that are stored in AppData for one of my programs. I'm using the following in a batch file:

xcopy C:\Users\htpcn\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\userdata\addon_data\plugin.audio.pandoki\Pandoki\* E:\Music\Pandoki Tracks

I've also tried the move command but no luck. My guess is you can't move or copy files from this directory but I haven't had any success finding any documented limitation

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3867

Answers (1)

Ryan Bemrose
Ryan Bemrose

Reputation: 9266

If a folder has a space in it, then you need to make sure to put it in quotes in your command, so that xcopy doesn't treat it like a different parameter. In this case, the folder E:\Music\Pandoki Tracks has a space, so it must be in quotes.

To move folders, also use the /S or /E parameter to make xcopy act recursively on subdirectories. To see the full list of parameters, use xcopy /?

xcopy "C:\Users\htpcn\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\userdata\addon_data\plugin.audio.pandoki\Pandoki\*" "E:\Music\Pandoki Tracks" /E

It is a good practice to put all paths in quotes when passing to commands like xcopy. It does no harm for paths without special characters like spaces, and it saves on debugging confusion when the path does have special characters and you don't notice.

Upvotes: 1

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