I'd like to move folders (and its contents of course) older than a specific date
to another drive, but whilst moving, the folder structure should be maintained.
So, let's say, within x:\PDF I'd like to filter all the subfolders older than ...
and move them to y:\PDF-Old
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
Try the Copy FILTER command (look up the docs for more detail).
Sorry, I can't find it there.
The Copy Command allows you to apply pre defined filters or if you don't pass in a filter you will be asked to apply it on the fly.
I am not sure if this will apply the rule to the folder or all items. I might help to use Flat View then add FLATVIEWCOPY to the copy command.
I am really sorry..
Spent quite some time on trying to figure this out myself.
Went through the copy filter, flat view matters, etc. but have no idea, how and where in what direction I should look.
And , yes, I confess: lacking expertise.
That said, maybe, what I am looking for simply isn't possible.
I have this toolbar button "Set FLATVIEW=Toggle,MixedNoFolders". showing all files in no matter what folder.
Now, what I am looking for is more or less the same but then, let's say, something like 'nofiles'.
I'm sure there are other ways of doing it but this is one way:
Set FLATVIEW=On,Grouped
Set QUICKFILTERFLAGS=hidefiles
You can leave the ,Grouped part off if you don't want the folders grouped.
Sorry, I don't think this is all that you want. Only was responding to hidding files under flatview, not filtering out folders older than.
Many thanks for trying to help!
The below would be the rough idea. View: Flat View=Grouped, but then hide all files.
Haven't found a way to hide files (in this example I just deleted all the files)
or
The button code I posted will do that. It first turns on flatview grouped, then hides all files, leaving just folders like your example. No?
What do you want to do if a recently modified folder contains an old folder?
Or if an old folder contains a recently modified folder?
Using a copy filter may make more sense than using flat view, but it will depend on how you want things to work.
The idea, or better, my idea is/was to get a little better overview of the folders only so making it a bit easier to move folders from one subfolder to another whilst reorganizing. When files are displayed as well, like now, then it is, let's say, less condensed, one needs to scroll up and down a lot. The screenshots are 'manipulated' in that sense that the folders do not contain files. But maybe the idea does not make sense?
If you just want to filter all files out, push * to open the filter bar, then click the file icon, first on the left of the bar, and all files will be hidden.
Right ..
Many thanks! That was indeed what I was looking for.
hmm.. upon checking I think the earlier set-instructions from crash
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Set FLATVIEW=On,Grouped
Set QUICKFILTERFLAGS=hidefiles
//
are doing the same.
I didn't try it out, as later crash hinted that this wasn't what I wanted.
Just did and indeed it looks pretty much the same.
Yes, the code I posted is what you want if you want flatview turned on, with grouped folders, and no files showing. I later mentioned it might not be what you originally wanted, "display all folders older than...", that's all I meant by that. The button code should do what you later described and showed with mocked up screenshots. Sorry for the confusion.
Crash, also to you, of course: many thanks! Added the button to my toolbar, next to the 'Files only'-button.