How to Copy Files Using Command Prompt

If you are having difficulties moving or copying a file from within Windows you can follow these steps to attempt a Command line copy of the file.

Steps For Copying Files In Command Prompt

1

Open an Command Prompt window.

• Press the Windows+R keys on the keyboard and type in "cmd" or go to Start>All Programs>Accessories>Command Prompt

2

Type into the terminal window, which normally has a black background, the copy command.

• For this you will have to know at least 2 things: The full path to the file and the full path of the folder you want to copy it to. If the file was C:\Folder1\CopyMe.exe and you wanted to copy it to your desktop (C:\Users\YourUsername\Desktop\) you would enter the command "copy C:\Folder1\CopyMe.exe C:\Users\YourUsername\Desktop\" without the quotes.