I recently learned a really useful technique in Directory Opus that has already made a big difference for me. It helps with backing up files, moving them, and keeping multiple computers in different locations up to date. The method I’m using comes from the discussion in this post . I’m using this to…

I think this filter definition may be possible. A modified filename or a file copied to a sub-directory does change the folder modified date. Perhaps not the last three or four created files, but maybe within a time range. I know nothing about Amazon S3. I'm still sftp to linux with my personal …

Hi, and thanks for the reply. A modified filename or a file copied to a sub-directory does change the folder modified date. That’s not the idea I was thinking. I think we are talking about two different ideas, so let me clarify what I’m trying to do. Filtering only certain subfolders For examp…

[image] pctechtv: whether a filter can be restricted so it only applies to certain directories during the copy/move. Filters can match on location, path and subfolder, so yes. [image] pctechtv: is there a way to tell the filter to select only the last three or four created files within a…

[image] pctechtv: is there a way to tell the filter to select only the last three or four created files within a specific folder? Yes, if you get this column: [image] RankByCreated (Rank files within their parent folder based on creation date) scrollButtons/Scripts …

Can you set up a list of files to copy or move to different folders? Relating to your comment in this post where you show this: Copy TO=E:\ CREATEFOLDER={filepath|..|noroot} is this the correct way to combine it with RankByCreated? Copy TO={destpath} CREATEFOLDER={filepath|..|noroot} FILTERDEF…

Is there a way to add conditional logic to a filter that states IF a folder is named "Backup" while copying apply the filter, ELSE copy normally?

Try Copy TO={destpath} CREATEFOLDER={filepath|..|noroot} FILTERDEF location nomatch "*\\Backup" or match (location match "*\\Backup" and script match RankByCreated/RankByCreated < 4)

This is just too useful! FANTASTIC work my friend! Thank You so much!

I am having luck adding a mask for one type of file type. However, I do not have luck with adding more than one. This works: Copy TO={destpath} CREATEFOLDER={filepath|..|noroot} FILTERDEF location nomatch "*\\Backup" or name nomatch "*.png" or (location match "*\\Backup" and name match "*.png" and…

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Yes, if you get this column: