Hi: I want to copy all files and subdirectories EXCEPT some specified files and subdirectories. Is there a way to do this with copy or xcopy or anything else? Or even a separate program (DOS or Windows)? The old Norton Utilities NDOS used to have a switch for this, but I don't have it any more. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Len Bick

Check XXCOPY freeware/shareware.

It's hard to know if you want to do this in Dos or in 98, you do specify that Windows would be alright. A lot of people have asked this query who apparantly have Windows installed on their pc, so I assume that they are unfamiliar with how Windows Explorer works. In addition to clicking on the main directory then Edit and Copy To, which will copy all the subdirectories and files to the new location, you can also hold down the Ctrl key and click on two or three or whole loads of main directories. A powerful computer will be able to shift a large amount of hard disk space from one place to another, excepting when many of the files contain html (saved webpages saved to disk) which may seize up the system.