# Copy folder structure, including subfolders, but excluding files

**URL:** <https://resource.dopus.com/t/copy-folder-structure-including-subfolders-but-excluding-files/60626>\
**Category:** Help & Support\
**Created:** [October 3, 2026, 4:38am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/copy-folder-structure-including-subfolders-but-excluding-files/60626 "2026-10-03T04:38:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![wizza](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/b77776/32.png) [@wizza](https://resource.dopus.com/u/wizza)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 4:38am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/copy-folder-structure-including-subfolders-but-excluding-files/60626/1 "2026-10-03T04:38:35Z")

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I'm requesting a Tools(?) option to copy the structure of a folder (maybe even multiple folders?), including its subfolders, but excluding files in the folder(s). Thanks. Colin Wisbey

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**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 6:48am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/copy-folder-structure-including-subfolders-but-excluding-files/60626/2 "2026-10-03T06:48:10Z")

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> [@Recreate Empty Directory Structure](https://resource.dopus.com/t/recreate-empty-directory-structure/6489):
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> Non-Recursive Version If you only want to re-create the top-level, selected directories and not the other directories inside them, use this command: @dirsonly @nofilenamequoting CreateFolder NAME "{destpath$}{file$|noterm}" [image] That will take …

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**Author:** ![wizza](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/b77776/32.png) [@wizza](https://resource.dopus.com/u/wizza)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/copy-folder-structure-including-subfolders-but-excluding-files/60626/3 "2026-10-07T23:40:23Z")

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Thanks for responding so very promptly, Leo. If we want to copy a folder and all its contents (all its subfolders and files) to another location (drive/folder), we can, of course, do so very simply by copying (via Ctr-C or dragging) then pasting. I need that same facility but with only the folder structure (incl all levels of its subfolders) copied, i.e. excluding the files. I've been using DOpus for very many years, after being a Total Commander user. It's the ease (convenience) of use that won me over initially. At the risk of sounding like a Luddite, I'm looking for a convenient "out of the box" option to provide my requested "Copy Folder Structure" feature, rather than have to get into me writing commands et al (something I've never needed to do or wished to do in using DOpus). Thanks and regards. Col

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**Author:** ![Hardkorn](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/hardkorn/32/48254_2.png) [@Hardkorn](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Hardkorn)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 1:06am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/copy-folder-structure-including-subfolders-but-excluding-files/60626/4 "2026-10-08T01:06:28Z")

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Use the copy filter with `type match folders`.

 ![2026-10-08_030547](https://resource.dopus.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/c/2c2458b54ff0245540d2e44a9510f7fff386c5f8.png)

> **[Filtered Operations \[Directory Opus Manual\]](https://docs.dopus.com/doku.php?id=file_operations:filtered_operations)**