Delete folders & leave contents?

[PeterT]

Is it possible to delete all the folders in a list but not delete the contents of those folders?

[zer0]

Is it possible to delete all the folders in a list but not delete the contents of those folders?

What would you expect to happen to contents of those folders?

[PeterT]

I ended up doing this with a find, moving the find results and then deleting the empty folders.

[jayfischer]

x2 does this. It is called flattening. Where all the contents are put into one directory. It does it though on a virtual basis in a separate window. It actually doesn't move any files.

Very handy for seeing all the files in one dir. From there you can copy/move file elsewhere.

I don't use it a lot - but it does have its uses.

[serendipity]

x2 does this. It is called flattening. Where all the contents are put into one directory. It does it though on a virtual basis in a separate window. It actually doesn't move any files.

Very handy for seeing all the files in one dir. From there you can copy/move file elsewhere.

I don't use it a lot - but it does have its uses.

Hit Ctrl+F3 in XY and it also flattens folder contents virtually. But anything other than virtual can be done I guess with some scripting.

[jayfischer]

I just purchased XY. I am a longtime user of x2. I am being constantly amazed at the flexibility of XY. I keep reading the forums and help file and keep finding new things.

The only things I need now are XYcopy and pane/folder compare.

[j_c_hallgren]

I just purchased XY.

Thanks much and a belated welcome to the XY forums from me also!

I am a longtime user of x2. I am being constantly amazed at the flexibility of XY. I keep reading the forums and help file and keep finding new things.

I also used x2 lite before I found XY....and yes, Xy does have a lot of flexability, even such that I've given up learning it all (sorry Don! ) ...and given how fast XY changes, there is always something new to find! LOL!

The only things I need now are XYcopy and pane/folder compare.

Well, pane/folder compare is down the line on the "roadmap" so for now, you can use the script from the other thread http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4326...or on those very rare occasions, I still resort to using x2 myself for that feature only.