Copying without overwriting an entire directory structure in Windows

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I need to copy only new files from the source directory structure to the target directory structure.

I found that xcopy supports the /y switch to always overwrite and /-y to prompt. Is there a switch to not overwrite so I can copy only new files?

Thank you

eric.christensen · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-23 18:10:43Z

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xcopy's /D switch "copies only those files whose source time is newer than the destination time".

Read more about xcopy at TechNet.

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soandos · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-17 01:32:23Z

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FastCopy can do it fast and with a GUI. (it support commandline also).

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answered Apr 8, 2011 at 14:56

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I'm not allowed to install any kind of software on the remote machine I'm working :( Thanks anyway
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Apr 8, 2011 at 15:24
you don't need to install it, its portable.
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