I'd like to copy the contents of D:\Documents (a folder on a local hard-drive) to Z:\Documents (a folder mapped to a NAS device).
xcopy.exe D:\Documents Z:\Documents /d /s /y
- /d - copies all Source files that are newer than existing Destination files
- /s - copies directories and subdirectories, unless they are empty
- /y - suppresses prompting to confirm that you want to overwrite an existing destination file.
Fails saying:
Access denied
Unable to create directory - Z:\Documents
It's worth noting that Z:\Documents
already does exist (and should exist, I want to copy files new/newly modified files into the existing folder).
If I reverse the source and destination the command works as expected, so I know both of the paths are correct.
If I open a command prompt and attempt to create a new directory in Z:\
or create a new file inside of Z:\Documents
I'm able to without issue, so I know I have write-access to the Z:\
drive.
Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?
xcopy.exe D:\Documents\* Z:\Documents /d /s /y /r
add the /r flag. Also are you running it in an admin shell. Also, is the Z:\ drive ntfs or fat? I've also read a bunch about xcopy not liking hidden files, maybe mess w that attribute.