Product:
Microsoft Windows 2019
Issue:
How copy only a folder structure and not the files therein?
Solution:
Use robocopy:
robocopy "source" "destination" /e /xf *
Above will copy folder structure from source to destination folder, without the security.
| /E | copy subdirectories, including Empty ones. |
| /XF file [file]… | eXclude Files matching given names/paths/wildcards. |
Add /SEC and the security for the file is also copied.
| /SEC | Copy files with SECurity (equivalent to /COPY:DATS). | Useful if you just want to copy over security changes. |
More Information:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/robocopy
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/1073.robocopy-and-a-few-examples.aspx
https://www.pdq.com/blog/hitchhikers-guide-to-robocopy/
https://plataformaremota.wordpress.com/support/use-robocopy-to-migrate-windows-shares/