XCOPY command is used to copy files or folders from one location to another location.īesides, the XCOPY command can be used on IBM PC DOS, MS-DOS, IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows, FreeDOS, ReactOS, and related operating systems. What is XCOPY command? In computing, XCOPY represents an extended copy, which was created as a more functional file copying tool compared with Copy command. But there is an advanced command that you can use to do that – XCOPY command. Normally, we only press Ctrl + C to copy the files and then press Ctrl + V to paste the files to another location. In order to keep your data safe, you can try to copy your files and folders to another location.