How to use copyto to copy files from one directory to another?

[zBernie]

I'm trying to use copyto to copy all of my XYplorer data files to a backup directory. The example below doesn't work. I want to do this without having to select the files first. Am I getting close?

copyto "C:\Users\bernie\AppData\Roaming\XYplorer", "C:\Users\bernie\Desktop\XYplorer";

[highend]

But you know that you've used
copyto [source], [location]...

instead of
copyto [location], [source]...
?

[jupe]

I think you just have the paths the wrong way round.

copyto [location], [source],

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copyto "C:\Users\bernie\Desktop\XYplorer", "C:\Users\bernie\AppData\Roaming\XYplorer";

[RalphM]

I use a script like this to create backups of XY:

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copyto "<path to backup location>\XYplorer v<xyver> (on <date yyyy-mm-dd>)", "<xypath>|<xydata>", , , 2"";

which then creates the following folder (example) with all the necessary data in it to restore your current XY environment:
D:\Daten\Backup\XYplorer\XYplorer v18.90.0125 (on 2018-05-11)
(with D:\Daten\Backup\XYplorer being my <path to backup location> in the command above)

[zBernie]

I use a script like this to create backups of XY:

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copyto "<path to backup location>\XYplorer v<xyver> (on <date yyyy-mm-dd>)", "<xypath>|<xydata>", , , 2"";

which then creates the following folder (example) with all the necessary data in it to restore your current XY environment:
D:\Daten\Backup\XYplorer\XYplorer v18.90.0125 (on 2018-05-11)
(with D:\Daten\Backup\XYplorer being my <path to backup location> in the command above)

Thank you.