# Recursive Copy from empty directory fails

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/recursive-copy-from-empty-directory-fails/2766
**Category:** Bugs
**Created:** [January 19, 2007, 6:35am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/recursive-copy-from-empty-directory-fails/2766 "2007-01-19T06:35:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2007, 6:35am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/recursive-copy-from-empty-directory-fails/2766/1 "2007-01-19T06:35:40Z")

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I create a File Copy Action, set it to Recursive and Fail If Zero Files Affected, and I point the source to a directory that doesn’t have any immediate files, but contains sub-folders which contain files.  
  
The Copy Files Action fails and says it could’t find any files to copy.  
  
I can’t use XCOPY because my destination path is too long. So I guess I’ll try RoboCopy next, but I also notice that neither XCOPY Nor RoboCopy have an option to fail if zero files copied.

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### Author: ![paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/paulsamways)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2007, 11:19am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/recursive-copy-from-empty-directory-fails/2766/2 "2007-01-21T11:19:25Z")

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Hi Mike,  
  
I was unable to reproduce the problems you are seeing with the ‘Copy Files’ action, have you included the file mask in the source? (for example C:\Folder\*.\*)  
  
Regards,  
Paul.

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### Author: ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2007, 8:42am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/recursive-copy-from-empty-directory-fails/2766/3 "2007-01-22T08:42:51Z")

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OK, I’ll see if I can reproduce the issue on a fresh project.  
FYI I’m using FB 4.2.0.305 Pro