How to copy a whole directory tree WITHOUT content (=files)?

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Eugen Austermann

I want to copy a whole directory tree but WITHOUT the content (=files).

How can I do this?

Eugen
 
use XCOPY with the /T switch

Use XCOPY /? at the command prompt for particulars, or look up XCOPY in
Windows "Help and Support".
 
just copy it and delete the files or move the files first to a temp
directory and then back. You could also create the entire tree
by typing it.
 
The date and time was 3/4/2008 11:19 AM, and on a whim, Eugen Austermann
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I want to copy a whole directory tree but WITHOUT the content (=files).

How can I do this?

Eugen
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Hi Eugen,

Use xcopy and the /T switch. Type xcopy /? at a command prompt.

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The date and time was 3/4/2008 11:19 AM, and on a whim, Eugen Austermann
pounded out on the keyboard:
I want to copy a whole directory tree but WITHOUT the content (=files).

How can I do this?

Eugen
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Forgot to mention, you must also use /E for empty folders (you'd
probably see that).

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Eugen said:
I want to copy a whole directory tree but WITHOUT the content (=files).

How can I do this?

Eugen
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At a command prompt and at the directory of interest, type
tree>tree.txt
This will create a list of your subfolders for that directory in a text
file.

If you want the file names included, type
tree /f>treefiles.txt

If you want to actually make a new directory listing only, see the xcopy
/t or xcopy /t /e options. At a command prompt, type xcopy /? for help.
 
Hope I'm not doing your homework for you but use XCOPY with the proper
switch from the CMD prompt.

Start, Run, CMD, Enter, Type "XCOPY /?" without the quotes to see and read
all about the proper switches to do just what you want to do.
 
Assuming that you have a folder tree like:

C:\SAMPLE> and subfolders including files like
TEST1>
TEST2>
Sample 2>
Sample 3>
TEST3>

and you want to copy only the directory structure except files.

1. Click Start - Run - type CMD and press Enter key.
2. At Command Prompt type the following command (as an example:)

XCOPY C:\SAMPLE D:\SAMPLE /T /E

/T - Copy Directory and Subdirectories except files
/E - Includes the empty directories as well.

Suppose, if you want to copy the SAMPLE folder on the same C drive with a
new name then you can use:

XCOPY C:\SAMPLE C:\SAM /T /E

Hope this help, let us know!
 
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