Avoiding the overwrite prompt for duplicate file names
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Avoiding the overwrite prompt for duplicate file names


When you use a batch file to copy files from one folder to another, and the destination folder already has files with the same name, Windows will prompt you to indicate if you want to overwrite the existing file.

In order to avoid this edit the file this way, modifying the XCOPY command

echo "No" | copy/-Y "C:\FooFolder\beer\yum1.jpg" "C:\FooFolder\beer\JPG" echo "No" | copy/-Y "C:\FooFolder\beer\yum2.jpg" "C:\FooFolder\beer\JPG" echo "No" | copy/-Y "C:\FooFolder\beer\yum3.jpg" "C:\FooFolder\beer\JPG" echo "No" | copy/-Y "C:\FooFolder\beer\yum4.jpg" "C:\FooFolder\beer\JPG"


Sean O'Shea has more than 20 years of experience in the litigation support field with major law firms in New York and San Francisco.   He is an ACEDS Certified eDiscovery Specialist and a Relativity Certified Administrator.

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