Using Robocopy in a batch file from usb

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Using Robocopy in a batch file from usb

Anonymous

I want to send some large files to a friend on a USB stick. Because she's not very computer savy (I'm not much more!) I wanted to create a batch file that would copy all folders and files from the USB stick to her C:\USERS\PUBLIC folder.

Robocopy seemed the answer, but I don't know what the drive letter of the USB will be when used on her computer?

Tried just using Robocopy *.* /E C:\USERS\PUBLIC in the batch file

But then Robocopy thinks C:\users is the source. Any ideas?

TIA

Trevor

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Anonymous

On the friend's computer, go to Computer management [type that in the Start menu search box], Storage, Disk management. Select the drive, right click & assign it a particular drive letter, say K. This letter always then applies to the USB device [not the USB port] when used on that computer.

RoboCopy syntax does not look like that for other commands as it works on entire folders not individual files.

ROBOCOPY "K:" "C:\USERS\PUBLIC" /MIR

Will make a precise mirror-image copy of the K:\ drive into C:\USERS\PUBLIC, but for other actions such as simple copying see RoboCopy /? [type that in a Command window]. The /MIR switch removes files from C:\USERS\PUBLIC that do not exist in K:.

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Answer 1

Right click on the desktop and choose "New - Text Docoment".
Rename the document to "FileCpyScript-robocopy_USB.bat" making sure you get rid of the ".txt" extension at the end of the file.
Right click on the new file and choose "Edit" and paste the text starting with "@echo off" below into the new file and save it....this will change the USB drive to "O" or any other drive letter you want to use, simply change the "O" in line 3 (subst O: %cd%) and make sure to also change it in the source directory variables below.

Hope this helps you...

@echo off

verify on

subst O: %cd%

::##########################################################################

::## Script Version: v1.1 /o)\ ##

::## (o/ ##

::## ##

::## NOTES: ##

::## SCRIPT will copy all content, directories, and subdirectories ##

::##########################################################################

:://////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

::\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

:: -------- ALL VARs Listed/Modified Here --------

set DIR1=DIR1-Results.txt

set srceDIR1=O:\

set trgtDIR1=C:\USERS\PUBLIC

set DIR2=DIR2-Results.txt

set srceDIR2=

set trgtDIR2=

set DIR3=DIR3-Results.txt

set srceDIR3=

set trgtDIR3=

set DIR4=DIR4-Results.txt

set srceDIR4=

set trgtDIR4=

set DIR5=DIR5-Results.txt

set srceDIR5=

set trgtDIR5=

set DIR6=DIR6-Results.txt

set srceDIR6=

set trgtDIR6=

set DIR7=DIR7-Results.txt

set srceDIR7=

set trgtDIR7=

set DIR8=DIR8-Results.txt

set srceDIR8=

set trgtDIR8=

set DIR9=DIR9-Results.txt

set srceDIR9=

set trgtDIR9=

set DIR10=DIR10-Results.txt

set srceDIR10=

set trgtDIR10=

:: -------- ALL VARs Listed/Modified Here --------

::\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

:://////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

:LOOP

ECHO.

ECHO ###################################################

ECHO ## This script will copy files from source vars ##

ECHO ## to target vars, each via a seperate process ##

ECHO ###################################################

ECHO.

ECHO **************************************************

ECHO Select The Menu Option to Proceed

ECHO **************************************************

ECHO 1. Verify Source/Target Vars (path)

ECHO 2. Execute FileCopy

ECHO 3. Open Logs

ECHO Q. Quit

ECHO **************************************************

ECHO.

SET Choice=

SET /P Choice=Type the letter and press Enter:

IF NOT '%Choice%'=='' SET Choice=%Choice:~0,1%

ECHO.

IF /I '%Choice%'=='1' GOTO verfyVARs

IF /I '%Choice%'=='2' GOTO FileCopy

IF /I '%Choice%'=='3' GOTO LnchLgs

IF /I '%Choice%'=='Q' GOTO End

ECHO.

ECHO "%Choice%" is not valid. Please try again.

ECHO.

GOTO Loop

:verfyVARs

ECHO.

ECHO ##############################################################

ECHO **** Please verify all Source and Target Paths Below ****

ECHO **** NOTE: Only vars with a valid path will display ****

ECHO ##############################################################

ECHO.

ECHO -----------------------------------------------------------------

PAUSE

IF NOT [%srceDIR1%] EQU [] ECHO %srceDIR1%

IF NOT [%srceDIR1%] EQU [] ECHO * Copies TO *

IF NOT [%trgtDIR1%] EQU [] ECHO %trgtDIR1%

::

IF NOT [%srceDIR2%] EQU [] ECHO -----------------------------------------------------------------

IF NOT [%srceDIR2%] EQU [] ECHO %srceDIR2%

IF NOT [%srceDIR2%] EQU [] ECHO * Copies TO *

IF NOT [%trgtDIR2%] EQU [] ECHO %trgtDIR2%

::

IF NOT [%srceDIR3%] EQU [] ECHO -----------------------------------------------------------------

IF NOT [%srceDIR3%] EQU [] ECHO %srceDIR3%

IF NOT [%srceDIR3%] EQU [] ECHO * Copies TO *

IF NOT [%trgtDIR3%] EQU [] ECHO %trgtDIR3%

::

IF NOT [%srceDIR4%] EQU [] ECHO -----------------------------------------------------------------

IF NOT [%srceDIR4%] EQU [] ECHO %srceDIR4%

IF NOT [%srceDIR4%] EQU [] ECHO * Copies TO *

IF NOT [%trgtDIR4%] EQU [] ECHO %trgtDIR4%

::

IF NOT [%srceDIR5%] EQU [] ECHO -----------------------------------------------------------------

IF NOT [%srceDIR5%] EQU [] ECHO %srceDIR5%

IF NOT [%srceDIR5%] EQU [] ECHO * Copies TO *

IF NOT [%trgtDIR5%] EQU [] ECHO %trgtDIR5%

::

IF NOT [%srceDIR6%] EQU [] ECHO -----------------------------------------------------------------

IF NOT [%srceDIR6%] EQU [] ECHO %srceDIR6%

IF NOT [%srceDIR6%] EQU [] ECHO * Copies TO *

IF NOT [%trgtDIR6%] EQU [] ECHO %trgtDIR6%

::

IF NOT [%srceDIR7%] EQU [] ECHO -----------------------------------------------------------------

IF NOT [%srceDIR7%] EQU [] ECHO %srceDIR7%

IF NOT [%srceDIR7%] EQU [] ECHO * Copies TO *

IF NOT [%trgtDIR7%] EQU [] ECHO %trgtDIR7%

::

IF NOT [%srceDIR8%] EQU [] ECHO -----------------------------------------------------------------

IF NOT [%srceDIR8%] EQU [] ECHO %srceDIR8%

IF NOT [%srceDIR8%] EQU [] ECHO * Copies TO *

IF NOT [%trgtDIR8%] EQU [] ECHO %trgtDIR8%

::

IF NOT [%srceDIR9%] EQU [] ECHO -----------------------------------------------------------------

IF NOT [%srceDIR9%] EQU [] ECHO %srceDIR9%

IF NOT [%srceDIR9%] EQU [] ECHO * Copies TO *

IF NOT [%trgtDIR9%] EQU [] ECHO %trgtDIR9%

::

IF NOT [%srceDIR10%] EQU [] ECHO -----------------------------------------------------------------

IF NOT [%srceDIR10%] EQU [] ECHO %srceDIR10%

IF NOT [%srceDIR10%] EQU [] ECHO * Copies TO *

IF NOT [%trgtDIR10%] EQU [] ECHO %trgtDIR10%

ECHO -----------------------------------------------------------------

ECHO.

GOTO Again

::END verfyVARs

:FileCopy

ECHO.

ECHO ##################################################################

ECHO ** Each Copy Process will Launch via A New CMD Window/Process **

ECHO ----------------------------------------------------------------

ECHO ** Note: Do NOT close the CMD windows as they will **

ECHO ** automatically close when the copy is complete **

ECHO ##################################################################

ECHO.

PAUSE

IF NOT [%srceDIR1%] EQU [] START ROBOCOPY %srceDIR1% %trgtDIR1% *.* /E /R:4 /W:5 /TEE /MT:25 /Z /ETA /LOG:%DIR1%

IF NOT [%srceDIR2%] EQU [] START ROBOCOPY %srceDIR2% %trgtDIR2% *.* /E /R:4 /W:5 /TEE /MT:25 /Z /ETA /LOG:%DIR2%

IF NOT [%srceDIR3%] EQU [] START ROBOCOPY %srceDIR3% %trgtDIR3% *.* /E /R:4 /W:5 /TEE /MT:25 /Z /ETA /LOG:%DIR3%

IF NOT [%srceDIR4%] EQU [] START ROBOCOPY %srceDIR4% %trgtDIR4% *.* /E /R:4 /W:5 /TEE /MT:25 /Z /ETA /LOG:%DIR4%

IF NOT [%srceDIR5%] EQU [] START ROBOCOPY %srceDIR5% %trgtDIR5% *.* /E /R:4 /W:5 /TEE /MT:25 /Z /ETA /LOG:%DIR5%

IF NOT [%srceDIR6%] EQU [] START ROBOCOPY %srceDIR6% %trgtDIR6% *.* /E /R:4 /W:5 /TEE /MT:25 /Z /ETA /LOG:%DIR6%

IF NOT [%srceDIR7%] EQU [] START ROBOCOPY %srceDIR7% %trgtDIR7% *.* /E /R:4 /W:5 /TEE /MT:25 /Z /ETA /LOG:%DIR7%

IF NOT [%srceDIR8%] EQU [] START ROBOCOPY %srceDIR8% %trgtDIR8% *.* /E /R:4 /W:5 /TEE /MT:25 /Z /ETA /LOG:%DIR8%

IF NOT [%srceDIR9%] EQU [] START ROBOCOPY %srceDIR9% %trgtDIR9% *.* /E /R:4 /W:5 /TEE /MT:25 /Z /ETA /LOG:%DIR9%

IF NOT [%srceDIR10%] EQU [] START ROBOCOPY %srceDIR10% %trgtDIR10% *.* /E /R:4 /W:5 /TEE /MT:25 /Z /ETA /LOG:%DIR10%

ECHO.

ECHO ##################################################################

ECHO ** COPY PROCESS STARTED (for all valid paths) **

ECHO ----------------------------------------------------------------

ECHO ** Note: Do NOT close the CMD windows as they will **

ECHO ** automatically close when files are copied **

ECHO ##################################################################

ECHO.

ECHO ##########################################################

ECHO ** File copy details can be found via the following **

ECHO ** Robocopy Logs (Listed below) **

ECHO ----------------------------------------------------------

IF NOT [%srceDIR1%] EQU [] ECHO -^> %DIR1%

IF NOT [%srceDIR2%] EQU [] ECHO -^> %DIR2%

IF NOT [%srceDIR3%] EQU [] ECHO -^> %DIR3%

IF NOT [%srceDIR4%] EQU [] ECHO -^> %DIR4%

IF NOT [%srceDIR5%] EQU [] ECHO -^> %DIR5%

IF NOT [%srceDIR6%] EQU [] ECHO -^> %DIR6%

IF NOT [%srceDIR7%] EQU [] ECHO -^> %DIR7%

IF NOT [%srceDIR8%] EQU [] ECHO -^> %DIR8%

IF NOT [%srceDIR9%] EQU [] ECHO -^> %DIR9%

IF NOT [%srceDIR10%] EQU [] ECHO -^> %DIR10%

ECHO ----------------------------------------------------------

ECHO.

GOTO Again

::END FileCopy

:LnchLgs

ECHO.

ECHO #################################################################

ECHO ** This will open all Log files via a new Notepad Window **

ECHO ** NOTE: Log files are created once file copies are complete **

ECHO #################################################################

ECHO.

PAUSE

IF NOT [%srceDIR1%] EQU [] START notepad %DIR1%

IF NOT [%srceDIR2%] EQU [] START notepad %DIR2%

IF NOT [%srceDIR3%] EQU [] START notepad %DIR3%

IF NOT [%srceDIR4%] EQU [] START notepad %DIR4%

IF NOT [%srceDIR5%] EQU [] START notepad %DIR5%

IF NOT [%srceDIR6%] EQU [] START notepad %DIR6%

IF NOT [%srceDIR7%] EQU [] START notepad %DIR7%

IF NOT [%srceDIR8%] EQU [] START notepad %DIR8%

IF NOT [%srceDIR9%] EQU [] START notepad %DIR9%

IF NOT [%srceDIR10%] EQU [] START notepad %DIR10%

ECHO.

GOTO Again

::END LnchLgs

:Again

PAUSE

CLS

GOTO Loop

:End

Answer 2

Anonymous

Unfortuantley freinds compuyer is other end of UK and I don't have remote access at present.

THink we'll just have to stick with copy and paste for now.

THanks for your input

Trevor

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Answer 3

Anonymous

Thansk for the feedbback. Not sure that this will solve the problem as depending on what other decices are plugged in to the usb hub drive letters will change.

Unless theres a way to assign a drive letter to a specific USB port?

Trevor

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Answer 4

Hi,

I would suggest you to change the Drive letter of the USB to “K” before copying the files.

So that when the USB drive is plugged to other computer will read as “K”

Follow the link mentioned below, perform the steps and check if it helps.

Change, add, or remove a drive letter

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Change-add-or-remove-a-drive-letter

Let us know if it helps.

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