How Do I copy the files and the Folder Tree to Remote Machine?

Question

I have two machines Server A and Server B, and I want to copy all the files and folder tree from Server A to Server B using PowerShell.

I have tried the command given below, but it copies only the files in the folder and does not create the folder tree:

Copy-Item E:\TestSource\* //TestDestination/ -recurse -force

I answered a similar question here: http://stackoverflow.com/a/22419054/9130 — Adam Caviness, Mar 15 '14 at 03:34

score 5 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 21 '14 at 12:06

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If you have a source and a destination folder, you could use the following command:

robocopy $source $dest /e

If you need any more information about the command, you could use robocopy /?, or visit Robocopy documentation at Windows Server Technet, Robocopy.

edited Apr 21 '14 at 12:06

Kiquenet

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answered Aug 27 '13 at 22:52

Zorayr

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 15 '09 at 04:15

Get-ChildItem \\server_a\c$ -Recurse | % {
   $dest = Join-Path -Path \\server_b\c$ -ChildPath (Split-Path $_.FullName -NoQualifier)

   if (!(Test-Path $dest))
   {
      mkdir $dest
   }

   Copy-Item $_.FullName -Destination $dest -Force
}

Using Split-Path with the -NoQualifier parameter will return the source path without the drive information. Join that with your destination path prefix and use the result to create the destination directory (if it does not exist) and perform the copy.

score -3 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 27 '09 at 07:45

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I would assume you have rights for the 2 servers

Get-ChildItem "\SERVER_A\C$" -Recurse | Copy-Item -Destination" \SERVER_B\C$"

answered Aug 27 '09 at 07:45

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i tried it but it copies all the folders as well as copies all the files from the folder to the root of the directory – Selwyn Aug 27 '09 at 08:39
This statement copies folders and files in a flat structure. – Zorayr Aug 27 '13 at 22:33

Aaron Jensen · Answer 4 · 2015-08-20T23:37:13.547

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Don't use PowerShell's Copy-Item cmdlet. Find a third-party mirroring/synchronization tool. We use RoboCopy.

edited Aug 20 '15 at 23:37

answered Jul 01 '13 at 00:33

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How Do I copy the files and the Folder Tree to Remote Machine?

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