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Name: AMD4Life
Date: July 24, 2006 at 19:02:06 Pacific
Subject: batch file search
OS: Windows XP SP2
CPU/Ram: Amd Athlon 64 X2/2 GB
Model/Manufacturer: custom

Comment:

I am trying to create a batch file that will search a hard drive for all files with a .mp3 extension, then move the files it finds to another directory. I am completely new to batch files but would like to learn. Can anyone help me out?

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Response Number 1

Name: DosItHelp
Date: July 24, 2006 at 20:58:57 Pacific

Reply: (edit)

Assuming all mp3 have unique names so that they don't conflict in the new directory, open notepad and copy the following lines into it:
@echo off
xcopy "c:\*.mp3" "c:\targetdirectory" /s
Note: replace targetdirectory with the right copy target and make sure it exist.
Then save the the file as CopyMp3.cmd on your desktop and run it from there.
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Response Number 2

Name: ham30
Date: July 25, 2006 at 11:22:13 Pacific

Reply: (edit)

If it's not necessary to use a batch file. You could use the XP search facility to search for *.mp3. Then select all the files and copy them to 'wherever'. That way only the MP3s will be copied and not their folders.
Do yourself a favor BACKUP!

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