Err Msg in XCOPY "Access Denied"

 Last reviewed: May 22, 1996
Article ID: Q149199
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5 and 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5 and 3.51

SYMPTOMS

When you use XCOPY with the update option (U) to copy files that already exist in the destination directory, the following error may occur. If any of the destinations files are marked read-only, an "access denied" error will appear.

RESOLUTION

Use the read-only option (R) to allow XCOPY to overwrite the read-only files.

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: ntfilesys
Additional reference words: 3.10 3.50 3.51 XCOPY

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Last reviewed: May 22, 1996
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