XYplorer Beta Club

How can one select one "parent folder" and then have all subfolders copied. I.e. excluding the copying of the parent folder itself?

Welcome to the forum

How can one select one "parent folder" and then have all subfolders copied. I.e. excluding the copying of the parent folder itself?

By scripting it

Or select the parent in the tree, then select the desired subfolders in the list, and copy.

He would still need to select all folders manually afterwards and the request was:
copy all subfolders

He could

- #255 Edit | Select | Select All Files (Ctrl+Shift+Alt+M)
- #252 Edit | Select | Invert Selection (Ctrl+Shift+I)

to select all folders.

Hi,

Thanks for all answers. I will digest them and see if something is straightforward. I was thinking that this was a functionality that is basic. A common task for me...

I have used SafeCopy Free v2.6. In the GUI there are two sections "Source" and "Copy to". The in the source section are two tickboxes: "Process subfolders" and "Include the folder itself".

The reason I have abonoded this Sw is that I have found that it quits copying if it finds some "errors" in the move/copy process.

Greyviper wrote:I was thinking that this was a functionality that is basic. A common task for me...

Interesting. I think I can see the use of it, although I've never missed this personally, nor has it been asked for here AFAIK.

BTW: Note that XYplorer's Sync Folders function probably does what you want IF you untick the Delete part: copies the contents of the source folder to the target folder.

But you are right, there is nothing straightforward right now it seems. I could add a button or a checkbox "Contents Only" to the Copy To... dialog, but hmmm... not elegant.

Thanks as well admin for your most recent/last input