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DirectoryInfoCopyTo Method (String, PathFormat)

[AlphaFS] Copies a DirectoryInfo instance and its contents to a new path.

Namespace:  Alphaleonis.Win32.Filesystem
Assembly:  AlphaFS (in AlphaFS.dll) Version: 2.0
Syntax
public DirectoryInfo CopyTo(
	string destinationPath,
	PathFormat pathFormat
)

Parameters

destinationPath
Type: SystemString
The destination directory path.
pathFormat
Type: Alphaleonis.Win32.FilesystemPathFormat
Indicates the format of the path parameter(s).

Return Value

Type: DirectoryInfo
A new DirectoryInfo instance if the directory was completely copied.
Exceptions
Remarks

Use this method to prevent overwriting of an existing directory by default.

Whenever possible, avoid using short file names (such as XXXXXX~1.XXX) with this method.

If two directories have equivalent short file names then this method may fail and raise an exception and/or result in undesirable behavior.

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