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Sync two folders using batch file

I want to use a batch file to synchronize 2 folders on Windows, and I'm using the xcopy command like this

xcopy /s /d <Original Folder> <Destination Folder>

It's working perfectly because I just want to overwrite only the modified ones, but I have 1 tiny problem, when I delete a file from the original folder, that file remains in the destination folder when i run the batch file, breaking the synching I want to achieve... I think this can't be done with xcopy, but I don't know which command I should use in case I delete a file in the original folder.

EDIT: This programs is for people who don't understant a lot of PC's so i don't want to install anything in their pc's. Just want a plain batch file to keep the 2 folders synchronized

SOLUTION: Thanks to Kuba Wyrostek I got to this command

robocopy <Original Folder> <Destination Folder> /e /purge

Thank you all for your time

Solution

  • xcopy has no such option. Your alternatives are:

    rsync - http://rsync.samba.org

    robocopy - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733145.aspx