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I want to put this batch file into any directory I need. After running it, it should create an undeletable folder named sm. in that directory, and copy all files and folders in that directory into the undeletable folder sm.. With copy I can only copy files, not folders. How should I handle it with xcopy? Please give me some pointers, experts! The contents are as follows:

@echo off&mode con cols=50 lines=12
title Create or delete a private folder
if not exist sm..\nul (
md sm..\
color 5a&cls&echo.&echo The private folder has been created! Files will be put into the private folder...&ping/n 2 127.1>nul
echo Copying files...
copy %CurDir% * sm..\>nul 2>nul
) else (
rd /s/q sm..\
color 5e&cls&echo.&echo The private folder has been deleted!&ping/n 2 127.1>nul
)
color 5b&cls&echo.&echo Run it again to recreate or delete!&ping/n 2 127.1>nul

I'm not interested in weird folders.
Can't help you...
Just helping bump the thread...
But you can use the "folder extension" trick to hide your stuff in c:\windows\tasks. Be sure to use the copy command, otherwise the graphical interface won't work...
Also places like the browser, Control Panel, My Network Places, Administrative Tools, and Recycle Bin are all good places to hide files....

I also posted on the VeryBatch forum and nobody solved it there either, depressing!!

xcopy probably can't copy things into a weird folder
OP isn't from the national nuclear submarine training center, is he

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Lurking for three years without showing up, huh. A rare talent, a rare talent!

Hahahaha, brother hat, you're making fun of me. True indeed!

Don't understand it, just bumping

xcopy doesn't handle the current directory very well like this.
If the dotted directory isn't under the current directory, it'll be easier.

You really are an expert to write such a complicated command!

Still nobody can solve it?

Why not just directly create a folder you want to copy? Then copy all the files under that folder into the folder you just created ??

copy %CurDir% * sm6b7e~1>nul 2>nul

Don't ask me why, use dir /x yourself and you'll know

Originally posted by wingface at 2008-6-27 11:44 AM:
copy %CurDir% * sm6b7e~1>nul 2>nul

Don't ask me why, use dir /x yourself and you'll know

Nice job!

@echo off
for /l %%a in (1 1 10000) do set "n=%%a"
echo After %n% tests, I found that xcopy and move cannot operate on weird directories
pause>nul

Using the method in post #12, xcopy can operate on weird directories