Copy Folders in C# using System.IO

Question

I need to Copy folder C:\\FromFolder to C:\\ToFolder

Below is code that will CUT my FromFolder and then will create my ToFolder. So my FromFolder will be gone and al

Answer 1

Copying directories (correctly) is actually a rather complex task especially if you take into account advanced filesystem techniques like junctions and hard links. Your best bet is to use an API that supports it. If you aren't afraid of a little P/Invoke, SHFileOperation in shell32 is your best bet. Another alternative would be to use the Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem.CopyDirectory method in the Microsoft.VisualBasic assembly (even if you aren't using VB).