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Alice



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 4:51 pm    Post subject: Copy only the folder structure to the Target - no files Reply with quote

Is it possible to copy only the folders (inc sub-folders and empty sub-folders) from the Source path to create the Target folder structure, without copying the Source's files into the newly created Target folders ?

I've seen this referred to as a 'Taxonomy job' in some other scenarios where only the folder structure is created on the destination, no files copied.


Many thanks Smile
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 11:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi, I need to check the source code, but I believe ViceVersa excludes automatically folders if all files inside the folder have been excluded... which would make the above impossible. I will get back to you with more info asap,
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 5:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi, it is possible! Smile

This is some info form the ViceVersa help file:

** Note on subfolders containing only excluded files **
ViceVersa automatically excludes all subfolders that contain only excluded files. For example, if a subfolder X contains 5 documents, which have file extension .doc, and the profile settings exclude all files with extension .doc , then ViceVersa will exclude the subfolder X too, automatically.
This default behavior can be overridden by adding an include subfolder "**" as the first subfolder filter (double *, without surrounding "). With this special filter, subfolders containing only excluded files will not be excluded.

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So to copy only folders:

- add an exclude file filters '*'. This excludes all files
- activate the option to include empty subfolders in profile settings -> subfolder filters
- add an include subfolder filters '**'. This will force inclusion of all subfolders paths.
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Alice



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 7:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Worked !!! Very Happy

All Source Folders copied to the Target, thereby creating a new EMPTY (ie no files present) Folder Structure.

Beyond perfect.


Thank you (again) !
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