How do I transfer an entire folder and sub folders over a network using TCP

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I watch multiple videos on how to do it but they only show how to make a client and server in C# sending single files over the network using TCP. but I want to know how i can change it so that i can select folders with sub folders and send it over the network

Edit: I has to work like a BackUp program. I needs to backup a specific folder on the network pc and save it on my pc

What I have tried:

I tried modifying a video on youtube but with no luck

Posted 28-Mar-17 2:00am

Gerrit de Beer

Updated 28-Mar-17 2:34am

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CHill60 28-Mar-17 8:05am

That section "What I have tried:" is for the code you have tried.

Gerrit de Beer 28-Mar-17 8:39am

I tried adding the code there but not everything can fit there

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RickZeeland · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-28T02:10:00

Solution 1

Here is an article on CodeProject which can get you started, you can use the FTP library which is included in the source code: A Windows FTP Application[^]
I would advise not to use the "Win7" version, as this looks a bit strange on newer versions of Windows.

Posted 28-Mar-17 2:10am

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Gerrit de Beer 28-Mar-17 8:18am

Problem is i need to use TCP/Socket connection. I dont want to use FTP.

RickZeeland 28-Mar-17 16:26pm

You could write something simple using WebClient, but even simpler would be to use RoboCopy, see: http://burpee.smccme.edu/studenthowtos/robocopy.htm

Jochen Arndt · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-28T02:18:00

Without programming:
Install an SCP or [S]FTP server on the remote machine and use an appropriate client software locally.

Programming:
Open a folder selection dialog, enumerate the files in the selected folder (optionally use a file mask), and send each file like in the existing code from the examples you have found.

To process also sub folders, the enumeration must be recursive:
When the current item is a folder, create the full path from the actual one, append the sub folder name and call the function with this path.
Examples can be found by searching the web for "c# recursive directory listing".