"Synchronize Dirs" can't sync empty sub-folders?

[chookrib]

I offen use TC's "Synchronize directories" function, but i find this function can't synchronize empty sub-folders, how to resolve this?

Thanks!

[chookrib]

up,please help me!
thanks

[Hacker]

Well, it seems it doesn't. You will probably have to use something like

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xcopy /e c:\path1\*.* d:\path2\

or

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xcopy /e /t c:\path1\*.* d:\path2\

.

See xcopy /? for more.

HTH
Roman

[chookrib]

I hope that the author can join this function in next version.

Thanks!

[Hacker]

In the German forum there is a similar thread ( http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=1633 ) where Christian recommends to create a 0 byte file in each dir.

HTH
Roman

[sas2000]

 
I think that create 0 byte files it's not the best solution, Foldermatch v3.3.8 can do it Ok.
I hope that Christian may fix it on TC.
 

[Clo]

In the German forum there is a similar thread ( http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=1633 ) where Christian recommends to create a 0 byte file in each dir.

HTH
Roman

Hi Roman!
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If I understood well, you put a piece of Swiss-cheese into each empty sub-dir, but only the holes?
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Seriously: I never use that function, I think it's risky with my own using of TC... Moreover, I think that its name isn't quite appropriate (Match Dirs should be better, in my modest opinion...)

[Hacker]

If I understood well, you put a piece of Swiss-cheese into each empty sub-dir, but only the holes?

Yes, exactly. It takes some time to extract them, but as they take up no clusters, you're not wasting table-space.

I never use that function, I think it's risky with my own using of TC...

Reminds me of a sentence in Bowling For Columbine... have you seen it? (It probably wouldn't be worth explaining if you didn't...)

Roman