A Beginner's Guide to Using Robocopy in Windows

Sean Simmons

9/2/20251 min read

Using Robocopy: A Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Open the Command Prompt. You can do this by typing 'cmd' in the Windows search bar and hitting Enter.

Step 2: Type the command in the Command Prompt. The basic syntax of Robocopy is as follows:

robocopy [source] [destination]

Replace [source] with the path of the files you want to copy and [destination] with the path where you would like to copy them. For example:

Example: robocopy C:\Users\SeanSimzTech\Documents D:\Backup\Documents