Copy a Folder to Multple Folders

[Michael]

Hello all,

 

Does anyone know of a free application which can do this? Unless it's easy, I don't really wish to script this as there are hundreds and hundreds of different folders to copy to.

 

I've found one application called FileBoss, but there is a small price tag with this. Many thanks!

[sparkeh]

I stumbled across this if it helps: n2ncopy | Free System Administration software downloads at SourceForge.net

[Michael]

It works, but it is a bit weird I must admit. Many thanks!

[Davit2005]

If the folder is in a users home area you could use GPO in 2008R2 to create folder in users home area (preferences I think). Have done this successfully a few times. This way all new users would get same folder.

[Michael]

You're right, but then I need to copy file(s) into that folder. I can't do that via GPO as far as I am aware.

 

I'm going to experiment another way of Desktop Folder Redirection, redirecting from a folder called 'Desktop' within a user's My Documents folder. The reason being that on wireless clients, desktop shortcuts are not being mapped consistently, yet everything else works. It's just really odd

[6Foot2]

If you are still looking for alternatives have a look at this thread:

 

Link: http://www.edugeek.net/forums/downloads/60805-copy-multiple-files-multiple-directories-simultaneously-jmultifilesanddirscopy.html

[fafster]

:: set the directory of the root folder (if the pupil folders are grouped by year, set to Year08, for instance)

pushd \\Path\to\pupil\folders\yearXX

 

:: For each subdirectory in the current directory, copy all files

FOR /D %%i IN (*) DO (

xcopy X:\path\to\files\* %%i\destination\ /i /f /k

)

 

ECHO Task complete. Press any key to exit...

pause > nil

 

:: Return to the original directory

popd

 

Chuck that in a batch file, and edit the right bits. Remember to test it first...

 

EDIT: If you're going to be adding updated files on multiple occasions, chuck the /d flag in for xcopy so that it only copies files if they don't already exist, or the file to be copied is newer.

Edited October 19, 2011 by fafster