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I have different users that have name with space and no space : John Doe, Jane Susy I tried typing %APPDATA% in command prompt, and all i get is John / Jane.

How should i script my batch/cmd file, so it supports folder with spaces?

Copy /y %APPDATA%\Folder\Templates\abc.txt %APPDATA%\Folder\Templates\FoldABC >nul

when i use echo %AppData% i get the full name John Doe / Jane Susy. When i just type %AppData% , i get John / Jane

I am trying to do the following:

if exist %APPDATA%\Folder\Templates\abc.txt (
   Copy /y %APPDATA%\Folder\Templates\abc.txt %APPDATA%\Folder\Templates\FoldABC >nul
)

Here is the error i get :

if exist C:\Users\John Doe\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\abc.txt(
'Doe\AppData\Roaming\Folder\Templates\abc.txt' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
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  • Appdata is underneath a User and every User has an Appdata. What (in words) are you trying to do? Commented Mar 25, 2022 at 23:35
  • You would normally encapsulate the path in double quotations, however that generally shouldn't be needed with default environment variables. What does echo %AppData% return? If double quotes doesn't work, try %UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming, otherwise you could echo the %UserName% within the path, but that shouldn't be necessary Commented Mar 26, 2022 at 0:22

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Put every path with spaces between quotes:

Copy /y "%APPDATA%\Folder\Templates\abc.txt" "%APPDATA%\Folder\Templates\FoldABC" >nul
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  • Great, it works on the if statements and also the command. Thanks Commented Mar 26, 2022 at 1:27
  • Glad I could help Commented Mar 26, 2022 at 2:26

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