Complex Copy Across Drives Question


  1. Posts : 331
    windows 10
       #1

    Complex Copy Across Drives Question


    It has been ages since I tried to do something like this at the command line.

    I have a micro-CD that installs an application. I could not mount it using the Desktop. When I tried to mount it Windows wanted to reformat it.

    I was able to access the CD using
    PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> F:
    PS F:\> dir
    Directory: F:\
    Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
    ---- ------------- ------ ----
    --r--- 2/14/2019 5:35 PM 32896846 ABPM(F)_V5.3.1_Setup.exe

    I want to copy the setup file from the CD to the HD.
    To that end I tried a couple of Copy command variations but have not been able to get them work.


    This one seemed the most plausible?
    copy F:\ABPM(F)_V5.3.1_Setup.exe C:\Users\mikei\Downloads\O.Monitor

    This one stalled too:

    copy F:\Setup.exe C:\Users\mikei\Downloads\O.Monitor



    Could someone kindly provide the correct syntax?

    Thanks for any thoughts.
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  2. Posts : 8,111
    windows 10
       #2

    You can have spaces in cmd line you need to use qoutes https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/...uotation-marks
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  3. Posts : 18,432
    Windows 11 Pro
       #3

    since that file is the only one on the CD, why not just:

    Copy F:\*.* C:\Users\mikei\Downloads\O.Monitor
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  4. Posts : 331
    windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Done Deal


    Got it moved okay. Thanks for your responses.
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