Robocopy - copy only folder structure

 

To use Robocopy to clone a directory without files, use the following syntax:

robocopy "C:\Your Folder" "C:\New Folder" /e /xf *

same as above but without displaying the status:

robocopy "C:\Your Folder" "C:\New Folder" /e /xf * >nul

same as first example and creates a log (overwrites existing log):

robocopy "C:\Your Folder" "C:\New Folder" /e /xf * /log:yourlogfile.log

same as first example and appends to log (appends to existing log):

robocopy "C:\Your Folder" "C:\New Folder" /e /xf * /log+:yourlogfile.log

Copy only the top level sub-folders (sub-folders in the source directory)

robocopy "C:\Your Folder" "C:\New Folder" /e /LEV:2 /xf *

/e = Copies subdirectories, including empty ones.

/LEV: n = Copy only the n LEVels of the source. For n=2, only the top level sub-folders will be copied

/xf = Excludes files matching the specified names or paths. Wildcards “*” and “?” are accepted

Robocopy fast copy with multithreading

 

robocopy "D:\SOURCE" "\\10.20.30.40\F$\DESTINY" /E /ZB /SEC /COPYALL /R:3 /W:3 /V /ETA /TEE /MT:16 /XD "D:\SOURCE\EXCLUDE"

/E — Copy Subdirectories, including empty ones.

/ZB — Uses restartable mode. If access is denied, use backup mode.

/R:3 — Retry 3 times (you can specify a different number, default is 1 million).

/W:3 — Wait 3 seconds before retrying (you can specify a different number, the default is 30 seconds).

/V — Produce verbose output, showing skipped files.

/COPYALL — copy all file information.

/SEC — copy security information.

/TEE — open console.

/MT:16 — Do multi-threaded copies with n threads (default is 8, max 128).

/XD -  exclude folder. 

 

Delete DfrsPrivate folder

md d:\empty

Robocopy.exe d:\empty "D:\System Volume Information\dfsr\Private" /purge

rd d:\empty

I found that at:
https://superuser.com/questions/78434/how-to-delete-directories-with-path-names-too-long-for-normal-delete