How can I pull a big folder from OneDrive preferably with command line on Windows?

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nihilist_hippie@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Not sure what you mean by 'pull a folder'. Copy?

Here's the Powershell command to copy a directory:

Copy-Item -Path "C:\source\folder" -Destination "D:\destination" -Recurse

Modify to your use case!

Safipok@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1y (2 replies)

So, I have a folder in OneDrive of my company. But, everytime I try to download the huge structure it fails. I was wondering if there is any command to copy the whole structure.

nihilist_hippie@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Have you tried the command above? What about the OneDrive desktop app? (I know you want command line but I'm just checking)

Safipok@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1y

Yeah, I ended up just signing in to onedrive on the desktop. I initially did not want to sign in, but I was forced to anyway.

Zachariah@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

If you right-click on a OneDrive folder (or subfolder), you can choose to have it always keep a local copy.

After that, you’ll have much more success doing things to these files (such as bulk copy) that normally work just fine on regular local folders.

Safipok@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1y

Yeah, I ended up doing this. I initially did not want to sign in, but I was forced to anyway.