Why does this Robocopy command make files hidden and how can I unhide them?
- by Brian Dant
I am trying to make a backup to an external HD using Robocopy. I am wondering why it makes the destination directory hidden and subsequently why I can't unhide it? Note: I'm new to the Windows command line. This is the first command I have ever passed.
The command I used is:
Robocopy D:\ I:\destination-directory /E /R:0 /DCOPY:T
The backup worked fine, but it made the destination directory hidden. Then I tried to unhide the directory with the following command:
ATTRIB -H "I:\destination-directory" /S /D
and the output is:
Not resetting system file -- I:\destination-directory
So,
Why does this Robocopy command hide the destination directory?
What can I do to unhide this directory?
I would like to use the command line to do this.