Copy/Move many files at once

[aurumdigitus]

Can XY either natively or via scripting accomplish this?

Say there is a folder named Main. It contains three sub-folders: Alpha, Beta and Gamma. Each of these holds 10 files. Select "Main" then Copy/Move all 30 files as a group simultaneously to a new location without sub-folders.

This example is just an illustration to show the desired operation and could easily be done manually. In practice Main would contain up to 100 sub-folders each with 75 to 80 files.

Any wisdom that could be rendered would be of great value!

[Marco]

Manually you could do this:
1. Go to Main
2. Enable Branch view
3. Press Ctrl+M
4. Type "*:" without quotes
5. now you have every file selected, you can drag'n'drop them where you want
In case of Rich Copy warning hit No.
Beware of filename collisions!

[aurumdigitus]

Excellent Marco, thank you

This may be one of the best and most productive uses of Branch I've seen yet. Would never have thought of this approach.

[admin]

Note that there is also Edit | Select | Select All Files (Ctrl+Shift+Alt+M).

And you can have a Branch view for files only:

Code: Select all

? /:flatfiles

You could as well run a Quick Search to find all files:

Code: Select all

? /fr

Manxy waxys...

[Stef123]

Talking select all .... any chance to get back the old :select icon?

[aurumdigitus]

The take away from this is that Branch is more useful that had been realized. Rather like a Swiss Army knife where what can be done with it is limited only by ingenuity.

Especially like "? /:flatfiles". To use an old country expression that really "Shucks it right down to the cob".