Windows 10: I have a folder on my desktop for St. John Lutheran that contains my Excel files. It...

I have a folder on my desktop for St. John Lutheran that contains my Excel files. It worked last week. Since Sunday it flashed the file I want and blinks right back off. What has happened

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Where is 'Desktop File' Containing ALL files,folders,apps in Desktop?


You can access the Desktop by clicking the drop-list of the File Explorer Address Bar.







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What is the Container folder and why is it missing?

They have 5 steps listed? Can you not get the files they mention in step 5? I can't tell if Containers is the name of a Windows file or just an internal reference or what.

 

How to copy a folder structure (including files within) into multiple folders simultaneously.

These four ROBOCOPY commands will accomplish what you want.

From Command Prompt, run:

robocopy "C:\Users\John\Downloads\Source" "C:\Users\John\Desktop\Destination\Folder J" /MIR

robocopy "C:\Users\John\Downloads\Source" "C:\Users\John\Desktop\Destination\Folder K" /MIR

robocopy "C:\Users\John\Downloads\Source" "C:\Users\John\Desktop\Destination\Folder L" /MIR

robocopy "C:\Users\John\Downloads\Source" "C:\Users\John\Desktop\Destination\Folder etc..." /MIR

Optionally, you may create a Batch file containing the above commands on your desktop.

For more information about ROBOCOPY, run robocopy /? in Command Prompt.

The /MIR parameter mirrors a directory tree, which also means that any extra items in the destination folder will be removed.

• /MIR :: MIRror a directory tree (equivalent to /E plus /PURGE).
  

See also:

• How to Compare Two Folders and Synchronize them