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rienvanham
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Move files without moving folders

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Dear all,

Sorry if it was already discussed:

Is there a possibility in TC to move files (in a tree of folders) WITHOUT moving the folders itself? SO that, after moving the files, the whole folder-tree stays intact?

Thank you!
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Re: Move files without moving folders

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rienvanham wrote: SO that, after moving the files, the whole folder-tree stays intact?
Isn't this is the default behavior?



Tell us more about what you want to achieve.





 
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On my laptop I have a big tree of folders in which I store my emailmessages. At home I want to move the messages to my NAS (which has the same tree of folders). NOw, If I select the top-parentfolder and move this to my NAS then the whole tree is deleted. I just want to move all the files in de subfolders and not the folders itself.
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You can use my CopyTree plugin in the following way:
0. Install it and associate with extension "CopyTree".
1. Select top mail folders and press Alt+F5, select "CopyTree" in plugin list.
2. Click "Configure" button and uncheck plugin option "Delete empty source dirs on move".
3. Check "Move to archive" option.
4. Click OK.
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Than~k you! That works for me!
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Post by *Hacker »

rienvanham,
Go into the top folder.
Press Ctrl-B (shows you all the files in its subfolders).
Select, F6, [x] Keep relative paths (relative to current directory), OK.

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Mal angenommen, du drückst Strg+F, wählst die FTP-Verbindung (mit gespeichertem Passwort), klickst aber nicht auf Verbinden, sondern fällst tot um.
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Copy Move files but keep relative folder structure.

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2Hacker :thumbsup: Great, thank you.





(implemented 2013 :shock: and never seen)

History:
17.07.13 Fixed: Do not show option to keep relative paths in branch view when creating shortcuts with Ctrl+Shift+F5 (32/64)

26.02.13 Added: Show exclamation mark to the left of some checkboxes to warn user about possible problems: Copy: keep relative dirs from branch view, ... etc.

13.02.13 Added: wincmd.ini [Configuration] RelativePathCopy=2 controls option "Keep relative paths" in F5/F6:
Sum of: 1: enabled at start, 2: remember last option while TC is running 4: remember last option also after closing TC, -1: hide option (32/64)

13.01.13 Added: Option to keep relative subdirs when copying files from branch view, only enabled when F5/F6 copy dialog is actually shown (32/64)


Help:
New: When copying files from branch view (Ctrl+B), there is now an option "[x]Keep relative paths".
This allows to copy files with the full path relative to the current directory. This way the directory structure can be preserved.
Find me: Kopiere Verschiebe aber mit relativer Verzeichnisstruktur Kopie Bewegen mit Ordner Verzeichnis









 
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Stefan2,
;)

Roman
Mal angenommen, du drückst Strg+F, wählst die FTP-Verbindung (mit gespeichertem Passwort), klickst aber nicht auf Verbinden, sondern fällst tot um.
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Thank you all!
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Re: Copy Move files but keep relative folder structure.

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Stefan2 wrote:(implemented 2013 :shock: and never seen)
I was also surprised, it is some kind of hidden feature, especially when CopyTree plugin exists. :D
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