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Preserve sub-folder structure with copy-to of selected files
Posted: 03 Jun 2008 23:35
by Dramastic
Lets say I have the following:
C:\
C:\A\
C:\A\1\
C:\A\2\
C:\A\1\fileI.ext
C:\A\2\fileII.ext
C:\A\2\fileIII.ext
C:\COPY\
and that furthermore I have performed a Find within C:\A\ which returns:
fileI.ext
fileII.ext
How would I go about copying my search results to C:\COPY\ while preserving subfolder structure of the files being copied?
The end-result should look like this:
C:\
C:\A\
C:\A\1\
C:\A\2\
C:\A\1\fileI.ext
C:\A\2\fileII.ext
C:\A\2\fileIII.ext
C:\COPY\
C:\COPY\1\fileI.ext
C:\COPY\2\fileII.ext
- One way would be to copy the whole subfolder structure, and then just delete the files I don't need from the copy. That works, but can be very slow if there are many files that don't need to be copied.
Any Ideas?
- Dramastic
Re: Preserve sub-folder structure with copy-to of selected f
Posted: 04 Jun 2008 07:58
by admin
This is a
great feature of XYplorer since more than 8 years (v3.02.0028 - 2000-02-15 17:17)!
It's called "Rich Copy/Move". Check the help ...
Re: Preserve sub-folder structure with copy-to of selected f
Posted: 04 Jun 2008 08:10
by j_c_hallgren
admin wrote: It's called "Rich Copy/Move". Check the help ...
Or alternatively, the wiki at
http://88.191.26.34/XYwiki/index.php/Rich_Operations 
Posted: 04 Jun 2008 13:30
by TheQwerty
Wow! I never knew about that feature!
Is it a known bug/inability that these items aren't present when you drag to another tab and XY auto-focuses?
Posted: 04 Jun 2008 14:12
by admin
TheQwerty wrote:Wow! I never knew about that feature!
Damn, another testimony of my inability to
promote greatness!
TheQwerty wrote:Is it a known bug/inability that these items aren't present when you drag to another tab and XY auto-focuses?
It is a unknown bug! Or rather
was. Now it's a fixed bug!
Posted: 04 Jun 2008 14:27
by TheQwerty
admin wrote:TheQwerty wrote:Wow! I never knew about that feature!
Damn, another testimony of my inability to
promote greatness!
TheQwerty wrote:Is it a known bug/inability that these items aren't present when you drag to another tab and XY auto-focuses?
It is a unknown bug! Or rather
was. Now it's a fixed bug!
Actually, I think that bug kept me from ever finding this feature and my own not reading the help/wiki entirely.
It should be better exposed with that fixed.
Posted: 04 Jun 2008 16:43
by serendipity
TheQwerty wrote:Wow! I never knew about that feature!
And for some reason I completely forgot about that feature.
Posted: 04 Jun 2008 18:18
by Dramastic
It is pretty well hidden, but I am thrilled that XY has the feature.
For me, with this extra info, XY has now gone from a program of interest to practical and useful.
I'm finally off to the registration page..
- Dramastic
Posted: 04 Jun 2008 18:20
by serendipity
Dramastic wrote:It is pretty well hidden, but I am thrilled that XY has the feature.
For me, with this extra info, XY has now gone from a program of interest to practical and useful.
I'm finally off to the registration page..
- Dramastic
Hurray!!
Posted: 04 Jun 2008 19:53
by admin
Dramastic wrote:It is pretty well hidden, but I am thrilled that XY has the feature.
For me, with this extra info, XY has now gone from a program of interest to practical and useful.
I'm finally off to the registration page..
- Dramastic
Excellent!!