Archiving hidden files

like a job for xxcopy.exe. You dont need to change attributes it will copy H R S and A.
I use it as a backup tool.
http://www.xxcopy.com/index.htm

You can use brute force unless it creates too much overhead:

XCOPY /H copies the files, including the hidden files to a new destination

DEL /A-H deletes non-hidden files from the new folder

DEL /AH deletes hidden files from the original folder