Directory.Copy Method (String, String, CopyOptions)

DirectoryCopy Method (String, String, CopyOptions)

[AlphaFS] Copies a directory and its contents to a new location, CopyOptions can be specified.

Namespace: Alphaleonis.Win32.Filesystem
Assembly: AlphaFS (in AlphaFS.dll) Version: 2.0

Syntax

public static void Copy(
	string sourcePath,
	string destinationPath,
	CopyOptions copyOptions
)

Public Shared Sub Copy ( 
	sourcePath As String,
	destinationPath As String,
	copyOptions As CopyOptions
)

public:
static void Copy(
	String^ sourcePath, 
	String^ destinationPath, 
	CopyOptions copyOptions
)

static member Copy : 
        sourcePath : string * 
        destinationPath : string * 
        copyOptions : CopyOptions -> unit

sourcePath: Type: SystemString
The source directory path.
destinationPath: Type: SystemString
The destination directory path.
copyOptions: Type: Alphaleonis.Win32.FilesystemCopyOptions
CopyOptions that specify how the directory is to be copied. This parameter can be .

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	Passed when the path parameter contains invalid characters, is empty, or contains only white spaces.
ArgumentNullException	Passed when path is .
DirectoryNotFoundException	Passed when the directory was not found.
IOException	Passed when an I/O error occurs.
NotSupportedException
UnauthorizedAccessException

Remarks

Option NoBuffering is recommended for very large file transfers.

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.