Hello, I'm making a batch that can automatically update my WindowsDefender executable. The following must happened: Copy all files from the directory "%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Definition Updates\{*}" To the subdirectory "Updates" of the place where the bat file is running. (that place is always changing, also changing drives) Note: there are a few directories in the "%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Definition Updates\" folder, but not with names which starts and end with '{' and '}'/ Thanks in advance

XCOPY /E /V /C /I /F /G /H /R /Y /Z "%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Definition Updates\*.*" Updates That's all one line, BTW.

I was looking for a FOR command because there is a wildcard in the foldername not in the filename. This would be the good command: "%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Definition Updates\{BDE4294C-01A6-464C-A790-D4EE5B6F7AEA}\*.*" But {BDE4294C-01A6-464C-A790-D4EE5B6F7AEA} is always changing. And 'FOR /F %%i IN ('DIR /B /A-D "%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Definition Updates\*"') COPY "%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Definition Updates\%%i\*" "Updates"' isn't working because there are more folders in the 'Definition Updates' directory. Thanks

No, it's not working because DIR /A-D gives you everything that's NOT a directory. DIR /AD would give you everything that IS a directory.