How to copy a directory structure without copying files?

Question

I have a folder with a lot of subfolders and files in them. Is there a way to copy the folder and subfolders directory structure without copying the files they contain, using cmd or powershell?

Answer 1

Yup. XCOPY

XCopy source {destination}  /t

example

xcopy C:\Folders D:\Folders /t

more about xcopy can be found here http://ss64.com/nt/xcopy.html

Answer 2

If you want to copy empty folders as well.

xcopy C:\Folders D:\Folders /t /e

Answer 3

There's probably a better solution, but I'd see these:

• Copy everything, then empty the folders with a script.

• Make a script that will copy everything if it has no extension. Unless you have files without an extension in the folders, which you shouldn't, it should work, because, well. Folders don't have extensions. Something that would look like this in pseudocode:

open_directory($path);
while($file=get_directory_content) {
if(empty(get_file_extension($file))) {
copy_the_file($file,$destination);
}
}
close_directory;

Answer 4

as far as I know there are third party software which may provide this functionality if you want to do with command prompt then copy command is out there. type help copy in cmd which provides details on how you copy files through cmd.
after copying go to the folder through cmd and run command

del*.*

which deletes files because folders not having . character