How to open destination with spaces in batch

Question

I need help on how do you open a file or copy a file to a destination that has spaces in it.

copy C:\Users\\OneDrive\Desktop\MyFile\download.jpg C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

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Possible duplicate of [How do I use spaces in the Command Prompt?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6376113/how-do-i-use-spaces-in-the-command-prompt) — phuclv, Oct 31 '18 at 04:43
[How to write a full path in a batch file having a folder name with space?](https://stackoverflow.com/q/7347501/995714), [pathnames with spaces in batch script](https://stackoverflow.com/q/23253725/995714) — phuclv, Oct 31 '18 at 04:45

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 31 '18 at 03:12

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You need to add "" to your source and destinations.

copy "C:\Users\\OneDrive\Desktop\MyFile\download.jpg" "C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"

answered Oct 31 '18 at 03:12

John Kens

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