Script for XCOPY files to flash drive

I'm trying to make a batch file to copy all %localuser% folders on an agent's laptop, including a few other directories inside appdata to a flash drive and have it prompt for the drive letter of that flash drive then prompt to make a directory to copy
the files/folders to. The idea is to copy all these directories without having to go in and browse to all these folders every time I want to back up and move an agent's stuff to a new computer. Would also be great to have the same batch reverse
the copy on the new computer.
Any help would be much appreciated.

XCOPY is a system utility and not a script. Just follow the help to get it to copy. Post your questions about XCOPY in the platform forum. You should also search for articles on using XCOPY and ROBOCOPY. RoboCopy has a simple file that tells
it what to do. Search fro posts on RoboCopy.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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