<![CDATA[Unable to Copy directory recursively]]>I can't set "Copy directory recursively" in build steps correctly, I want to copy some dll to the build dir, but it kept getting errors.
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What is the right format?

]]>https://forum.qt.io/topic/152926/unable-to-copy-directory-recursivelyRSS for NodeFri, 08 May 2026 21:20:17 GMTWed, 13 Dec 2023 13:02:42 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Unable to Copy directory recursively on Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:49:32 GMT]]>Oh my, didn't know this was a thing!

I assume these settings are lost/not usually part of a versioning system?

@Alex-To do you use cmake?

I use this function in cmake:

function(copy_dir TARGET SRC_REL DEST_REL)
    add_custom_command(TARGET ${TARGET} POST_BUILD
      COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory "${DEPLOYMENT_PATH}/$<CONFIG>/${DEST_REL}"
      COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory
              "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${SRC_REL}"
              "${DEPLOYMENT_PATH}/$<CONFIG>/${DEST_REL}"
      VERBATIM
    )
  endfunction()
]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/836703https://forum.qt.io/post/836703Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:49:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unable to Copy directory recursively on Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:35:40 GMT]]>Where is you project located? Where is the build folder located? Network drive?

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/836702https://forum.qt.io/post/836702Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:35:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unable to Copy directory recursively on Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:06:09 GMT]]>I have exactly the same issue.
16:01:44: Error while building/deploying project dynamic-channel-qt (kit: Desktop Qt 6.10.1)
16:01:44: When executing step "Copy directory recursively"

Is there any idea when I can find why QTCreactor cannot do it?

Product: Qt Creator 18.0.2
Based on: Qt 6.10.1 (GCC 10.3.1 20210422 (Red Hat 10.3.1-1), x86_64)
Built on: Jan 23 2026 00:23:49
From revision: 81c92cce94

Regards,

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/836674https://forum.qt.io/post/836674Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:06:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unable to Copy directory recursively on Fri, 09 Feb 2024 18:16:07 GMT]]>@mark-waston I have the same problem, did you fix it ?

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/789392https://forum.qt.io/post/789392Fri, 09 Feb 2024 18:16:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unable to Copy directory recursively on Sat, 16 Dec 2023 06:43:07 GMT]]>@jsulm yes.Is there any problem with my qtcreator installation?

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/783418https://forum.qt.io/post/783418Sat, 16 Dec 2023 06:43:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unable to Copy directory recursively on Thu, 14 Dec 2023 06:51:36 GMT]]>@mark-waston And this is all you get as error?

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/783086https://forum.qt.io/post/783086Thu, 14 Dec 2023 06:51:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unable to Copy directory recursively on Thu, 14 Dec 2023 06:50:34 GMT]]>@jsulm
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]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/783084https://forum.qt.io/post/783084Thu, 14 Dec 2023 06:50:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unable to Copy directory recursively on Wed, 13 Dec 2023 13:11:54 GMT]]>@mark-waston said in Unable to Copy directory recursively:

but it kept getting errors

Please post the errors

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/782984https://forum.qt.io/post/782984Wed, 13 Dec 2023 13:11:54 GMT