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Re: XCOPY command : Using the /EXCLUDE flag

Auldy66 — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:48:32 -0000

good tip, cheers bruv :)

Re: XCOPY command : Using the /EXCLUDE flag

upthereinthesky — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 23:15:27 -0000

Wow. Thank you very much. This page is the most informative I have found on the web! I was lost without your help. Thanks again!

Re: XCOPY command : Using the /EXCLUDE flag

Archarios — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 01:19:01 -0000

xcopy source dest /exclude:list.txt

contents of 'list.txt':
\X\ --for an exact directory match
\X --if directory begins with 'X'
X\ --if ends with 'X'
X --for anything (file/directory) containing 'X'

I'm still unsure as to wildcards tho

Re: XCOPY command : Using the /EXCLUDE flag

Duhgorski — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:44:13 -0000

best explaint on the web

Re: XCOPY command : Using the /EXCLUDE flag

fantomaster — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:10:44 -0000

Never having had to use /Exclude, I found the documentation at MS and elsewhere pretty confusing because no mention was made explicitly of having to define the list in a separate file. This article was very helpful in setting it right - thanks a lot!

Re: XCOPY command : Using the /EXCLUDE flag

Named — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:39:24 -0000

I finally know how to use /exclude, thanks a lot!

Re: XCOPY command : Using the /EXCLUDE flag

kledi — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:11:38 -0000

Thank a lot

Its very clear

Re: XCOPY command : Using the /EXCLUDE flag

Steve — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:09:50 -0000

You need to convert the path to short (i.e. DOS 8.3) format. then it will work OK.

e.g. "My Documents" becomes MYDOCU~1

Re: XCOPY command : Using the /EXCLUDE flag

JohnG — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:05:19 -0000

Any clue how to exclude a folder from being copied? Say for instance I have folder "X" on my desktop, but don't want it or its contents copied when I run my batch backup that copies everything else on my desktop. Can't seem to find anything regarding this.

Re: XCOPY command : Using the /EXCLUDE flag

DizzyGoldfish — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:59:14 -0000

Too bad I tried excluding each file extension within the command before reading your post :-)

Thanks for the help!

Re: XCOPY command : Using the /EXCLUDE flag

Joe Webb — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:14:26 -0000

Just guessing here but if you can't quote the file path, i.e., "My Documents", then you should at least be able to use the 8dot3 equivalent. (MYDOCU~1).

Re: XCOPY command : Using the /EXCLUDE flag

13eastie — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:41:42 -0000

Okay, but how do you go about using a an exclude file whose absolute path contains spaces e.g. one that is located in the "My Documents" tree?

Re: XCOPY command : Using the /EXCLUDE flag

Mustafa — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:21:23 -0000

very nice, I didn't try it yet, but I'm sure in I will in future . .