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    Help needed for computer with DOS

    I have a computer, and I can only use DOS on it. Nothing else. I have attached an external HDD to it, and I want to copy everything from the computer onto the HDD. I tried typing "copy c:\* d:\*" and "copy c:\ d:\" but they just copy the files and not the directories. What DOS command copies everything, including the directory structure.
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    xcopy

    xcopy with /s will copy directories and sub-dirs as long as they're not empty.
    /e will allow you to copy empty directories and subs
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    Unfortunealty I have version 4.10.2222 of DOS (the one the comes w/win98) and it doesn't recognize xcopy.
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    try typing 'help' and see what comes up... if it's too much, try typing 'help /p' or 'help | more'
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    Originally posted by Yawgmoth
    Unfortunealty I have version 4.10.2222 of DOS (the one the comes w/win98) and it doesn't recognize xcopy.

    If I remember....XCOPY does come with Win98, but you need a search to find it......if not it may be on your Win98 disk

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    "help" produced an error message.

    And it's actually a WinXP disc, which for some reason has a really old version of DOS on it. I'll search anyway, but I doubt I'll find it.

    I looked at bootdisk.com, but getting the stuff I need on a CD, and then having my computer boot that CD is proving to be a challenge.
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