[Solved] Copy Folder Structure/Tree (not files) option in Context Menu

A little explanation would be needed. Do I understand correctly from the title that you only want to copy folders and don't want files in folders, ie you only want to get empty folders on new place?
If you want to copy or move all selected folders and subfolders, etc. with all files with just one right-click to new place, then it exists in Windows by default, only beginning from Windows 7 and on all higher versions it is hidden.

 

The simplest way is make reg file and run it

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\CopyToFolder]
@="{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\MoveToFolder]
@="{C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}"

 

When google is used anyway, you could have done that yourself

 

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\CopyFolderTree]
@="Copy Folder Tree"
"Icon"="imageres.dll,153"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\CopyFolderTree\command]
@="xcopy.exe \"%1\" \"%1 - Copy\"\\ /t /e"

 

In the first post you asked for a help:

because you want to learn:

so, @GezoeSloog gave you the solution:

and then you share the solution as yours:

Everything okay with you @Mr.X (mystery of Mexico)?
Maybe (at least) you will mention the users who helped for you with this "case"?

 

Thanks @Mr.X I've never considered using Robocopy. I've only used it in WinPE a long long time ago.
@wilenty , geez you must be board.

 

I don't understand why use robocopy
From what I understand it's support mult thread and mirroring
Normal user don't need to use mirroring, Only for backup purpose. ( I use goodsync for mirroring )
Multi thread not worth a lot, there is bandwidth limit for SSD / hdd
Add more holes to barrel will not make it faster
You Just add more pressure on poor controller
( All this talking is about avarage user only )

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After lot of testing ….
Sometimes it faster,
sometimes not !

Code:

Source Folder :: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office"
Target Folder :: "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Test"

Process :: robocopy /e /NFL /NDL /NJH /NJS /nc /ns /np /r:0 /ia:RASHCNETO
Start :: 16:55:18.35 --- End :: 16:55:25.37 --- Total 00:00:07.02

Process :: xcopy /e /q /g /h /r /y /c
Start :: 16:55:26.83 --- End :: 16:55:31.82 --- Total 00:00:04.99

Source Folder :: "C:\Windows\System32"
Target Folder :: "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Test"

Process :: robocopy /e /NFL /NDL /NJH /NJS /nc /ns /np /r:0 /ia:RASHCNETO
Start :: 16:55:33.01 --- End :: 16:55:53.23 --- Total 00:00:20.22

Process :: xcopy /e /q /g /h /r /y /c
Start :: 16:55:58.04 --- End :: 16:56:33.16 --- Total 00:00:35.12

Source Folder :: "C:\Windows\SysWOW64"
Target Folder :: "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Test"

Process :: robocopy /e /NFL /NDL /NJH /NJS /nc /ns /np /r:0 /ia:RASHCNETO
Start :: 16:56:37.06 --- End :: 16:56:44.63 --- Total 00:00:07.57

Process :: xcopy /e /q /g /h /r /y /c
Start :: 16:56:45.82 --- End :: 16:56:51.23 --- Total 00:00:05.41

Code:

@cls
@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

set Source_Folder="C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office"
Set Target_Folder="%~dp0Test"
call :Test

set Source_Folder="C:\Windows\System32"
Set Target_Folder="%~dp0Test"
call :Test

set Source_Folder="C:\Windows\SysWOW64"
Set Target_Folder="%~dp0Test"
call :Test

goto :eof

:CalcDiff
rem "Lean and Mean" TIMER with Regional format, 24h and mixed input support
rem https://stackoverflow.com/a/43968482

set timer_set=%1
set timer_end=%2
for /f "tokens=1-6 delims=0123456789" %%i in ("%timer_end%%timer_set%") do (set CE=%%i&set DE=%%k&set CS=%%l&set DS=%%n)
set "TE=!timer_end:%DE%=%%100)*100+1!"     & set "TS=!timer_set:%DS%=%%100)*100+1!"
set/A "T=((((10!TE:%CE%=%%100)*60+1!%%100)-((((10!TS:%CS%=%%100)*60+1!%%100)" & set/A "T=!T:-=8640000-!"
set/A "cc=T%%100+100,T/=100,ss=T%%60+100,T/=60,mm=T%%60+100,hh=T/60+100"
set "value=!hh:~1!%CE%!mm:~1!%CE%!ss:~1!%DE%!cc:~1!" & if "%~2"=="" echo/!value!
set "_tdiff=%value%" & set "timer_set=" & goto :eof
goto :eof

:Test
echo:
echo Source Folder :: %Source_Folder%
echo Target Folder :: %Target_Folder%

if exist %Target_Folder% 2>nul rd/s/q %Target_Folder%
if not exist %Target_Folder% md %Target_Folder%
echo:&echo Process :: robocopy /e /NFL /NDL /NJH /NJS /nc /ns /np /r:0 /ia:RASHCNETO
set "pStart=%time: =0%"
>nul 2>&1 robocopy %Source_Folder% %Target_Folder% /e /NFL /NDL /NJH /NJS /nc /ns /np /r:0 /ia:RASHCNETO
set "pEnd=%time: =0%"
call :CalcDiff !pStart! !pEnd!
echo Start :: !pStart! --- End :: !pEnd! --- Total !_tdiff!

if exist %Target_Folder% 2>nul rd/s/q %Target_Folder%
if not exist %Target_Folder% md %Target_Folder%
echo:&echo Process :: xcopy /e /q /g /h /r /y /c
set "pStart=%time: =0%"
>nul 2>&1 xcopy %Source_Folder% %Target_Folder% /e /q /g /h /r /y /c
set "pEnd=%time: =0%"
call :CalcDiff !pStart! !pEnd!
echo Start :: !pStart! --- End :: !pEnd! --- Total !_tdiff!

if exist %Target_Folder% rd/s/q %Target_Folder%
goto :eof

 

Just out of interest: How did you test it? Testing one after the other without rebooting in between will invalidate the test as disk caches come into play. Caches have a huge impact.

 

No matter how you test it, robocopy should always be faster because it skips some of the checks for ACLs. It does it even better when explicitly using option /B (or /ZB) - there's no other built-in way able to use Backup mode (nt.dll) like that.
Unfortunately, robocopy has a fundamental flaw with soft/hard links, so it's quite dangerous to be used with windows stuff or even files in the user profile directory where such soft/hard links are present (even more so in windows 11).
Data-loss dangerous, overwriting / deleting source and target files instead of just the soft/hard links themselves (the options to skip links are useless here). Else it would be the gold standard for file copy (and deletion via /MIR) under windows.

 

@BAU about '/ZB' option
made for poor network connection, if I am not wrong.

Edit.
- robocopy not reliable as xcopy. [didn't copy all files - C:\Windows\System32]
- I have 2 Sec less in robocopy, in each raw

Code:

Source Folder :: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office
Target Folder :: C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Test

Process            :: xcopy
Args               :: /e /q /g /h /r /y /c
Total time         :: 00:00:06.77
Source Folder Size :: 2335.84457969666
Target Folder Size :: 2352.12826347351

Process            :: robocopy
Args               :: /e /NFL /NDL /NJH /NJS /nc /ns /np /r:0 /w:0 /ia:RASHCNETO /ZB
Total time         :: 00:00:03.81
Source Folder Size :: 2335.84457969666
Target Folder Size :: 2352.12826347351

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Source Folder :: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET
Target Folder :: C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Test

Process            :: xcopy
Args               :: /e /q /g /h /r /y /c
Total time         :: 00:00:04.22
Source Folder Size :: 584.37485408783
Target Folder Size :: 584.37485408783

Process            :: robocopy
Args               :: /e /NFL /NDL /NJH /NJS /nc /ns /np /r:0 /w:0 /ia:RASHCNETO /ZB
Total time         :: 00:00:02.10
Source Folder Size :: 584.37485408783
Target Folder Size :: 584.37485408783

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Source Folder :: C:\Windows\System32
Target Folder :: C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Test

Process            :: xcopy
Args               :: /e /q /g /h /r /y /c
Total time         :: 00:00:33.05
Source Folder Size :: 7783.73624229431
Target Folder Size :: 7618.03702354431

Process            :: robocopy
Args               :: /e /NFL /NDL /NJH /NJS /nc /ns /np /r:0 /w:0 /ia:RASHCNETO /ZB
Total time         :: 00:00:17.81
Source Folder Size :: 7783.73624229431
Target Folder Size :: 6104.65696144104

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Source Folder :: C:\Windows\SysWOW64
Target Folder :: C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Test

Process            :: xcopy
Args               :: /e /q /g /h /r /y /c
Total time         :: 00:00:06.10
Source Folder Size :: 1111.45311737061
Target Folder Size :: 1111.45311737061

Process            :: robocopy
Args               :: /e /NFL /NDL /NJH /NJS /nc /ns /np /r:0 /w:0 /ia:RASHCNETO /ZB
Total time         :: 00:00:04.08
Source Folder Size :: 1111.45311737061
Target Folder Size :: 1111.45311737061

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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