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[`DataAdapter`](DataAdapter) › [`copy`](DataAdapter/copy)
## DataAdapter.copy() method
Create a copy of a file. This will fail if there is already a file at `normalizedNewPath`<!-- -->.
**Signature:**
```typescript
copy(normalizedPath: string, normalizedNewPath: string): Promise<void>;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| <code>normalizedPath</code> | <code>string</code> | path to file, use [normalizePath()](normalizePath) to normalize beforehand. |
| <code>normalizedNewPath</code> | <code>string</code> | path to file, use [normalizePath()](normalizePath) to normalize beforehand. |
**Returns:**
`Promise<void>`