Robocopy backup won't work


  1. Posts : 2
    Windows 10
       #1

    Robocopy backup won't work


    I tried to use the built-in Windows program called Robocopy to back up my files using the following command on the command line:

    robocopy Documents J:\robocopy /e

    This command works fine on my laptop

    But it would not work on my desktop computer for some reason

    It just shows the very command that I typed over and over again repeating the command over and over on a new line each time, and it doesn't copy the files. There is no explanation for why.

    On the other hand, using Windows Backup / File History works just fine, but I don't want to use Windows Backup because I don't like the format that the files are saved in.

    Why isn't Robocopy working? How do I solve this?
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 486
    Windows 10x64 17713
       #2

    Change your destination directory to something other than robocopy and it should work.
      My Computer


 

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