Windows 10: Trying to copy with command prompt

Discus and support Trying to copy with command prompt in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I've been trying for hours now, with copy, xcopy and robocopy, to just copy one file from my hard drive to a thumb drive. I can't even get it to copy... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by FrustratedWindowsUser#2, Jan 13, 2019.

  1. FRUSTRATEDWINDOWSUSER#2
    FrustratedWindowsUser#2 Win User

    Trying to copy with command prompt


    I've been trying for hours now, with copy, xcopy and robocopy, to just copy one file from my hard drive to a thumb drive. I can't even get it to copy it from the desktop, to the desktop. I've tried I think 40 or 50 different combinations, based on different articles that I'm looking at, and I cannot for the life of me get it to do it. I'm at this point ready to just throw my computer out the window. What should I be doing? What should I be writing in command prompt?

    :)
     
    FrustratedWindowsUser#2, Jan 13, 2019
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  2. CWTECH
    cwtech Win User

    command prompt will not open in safe mode with command prompt

    Would I just follow the same steps within safe mode after hooking up to the other system?
     
    cwtech, Jan 13, 2019
    #2
  3. BREE
    Bree Win User
    Installation media boots to command prompt


    I've just booted from known working install media to see exactly what it does when booting. The sequence of events is...

    1. Windows logo on a black screen
    2. circling dots appear beneath the logo
    3. light blue 'Please wait' screen with circling dots
    4. a command prompt window (very briefly)
    5. the initial Setup page appears

    Do you see steps 1-3? If so, it appears you have stopped at step 4, suggesting that something on the disc cannot be read.

    Does the disc boot properly in another machine? If so, try cleaning the laptop's drive lens then try booting from the disc again.

    If not, make new install media with Microsoft's Media Creation Tool, either as a bootable USB, on an ISO that you can burn to another disc. At Step 8 in Option One of this tutorial you can choose between making a USB or an ISO.

    Download Windows 10 ISO File
     
    Bree, Jan 13, 2019
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  4. DALCHINA
    dalchina Win User

    Trying to copy with command prompt

    using copy/paste in command prompt


    Hi, exactly why that may be I can't tell you, as my crystal ball is currently down for unforeseen scheduled maintenance *chuckle.

    File Explorer - Copy/Cut and Paste function not working

    This suggests a 3rd party program may be interfering.

    Try paste into your command prompt in Safe Mode. If that works, try a process of elimination.
     
    dalchina, Jan 13, 2019
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