Simple Robocopy Move (noob)

Question

I cant seem to get this Robocopy move to work.

I hit the following command and I get an invalid parameter #3. E drive is external.

C:\Users\PedroL>ROBOCOPY C:\Users\PedroL\Downloads\Directions Raws E:\Stuff /move /minage:20141021

ROBOCOPY :: Robust File Copy for Windows

Started : Tue Oct 21 13:11:24 2014

Source - C:\Users\PedroL\Downloads\Directions\ Dest - C:\Users\PedroL\Raws\

Files :

Options : /COPY:DAT /R:1000000 /W:30

ERROR : Invalid Parameter #3 : "E:\Stuff"

   Simple Usage :: ROBOCOPY source destination /MIR

         source :: Source Directory (drive:\path or \\server\share\path).
    destination :: Destination Dir  (drive:\path or \\server\share\path).
           /MIR :: Mirror a complete directory tree.

For more usage information run ROBOCOPY /?

**** /MIR can DELETE files as well as copy them !

You need quotes around arguments containing spaces. – nobody Oct 21 '14 at 19:27 — nobody, Oct 21 '14 at 19:27

Parker · Answer 1 · 2014-10-21T19:34:44.607

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Your path C:\Users\PedroL\Downloads\Directions Raws has a space in it between "Direction" and "Raws", which is making robocopy interpret it as two commands. Add quotes around it "C:\Users\PedroL\Downloads\Directions Raws" and ROBOCOPY will interpret it correctly.

edited Oct 21 '14 at 19:34

answered Oct 21 '14 at 19:28

Parker

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