# \[Dopus 11\] Can Dopus search for files of specific type in subdirectories and archive them?

**URL:** https://resource.dopus.com/t/dopus-11-can-dopus-search-for-files-of-specific-type-in-subdirectories-and-archive-them/23924
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**Created:** [October 25, 2016, 4:39am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/dopus-11-can-dopus-search-for-files-of-specific-type-in-subdirectories-and-archive-them/23924 "2016-10-25T04:39:36Z")
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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 25, 2016, 10:02am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/dopus-11-can-dopus-search-for-files-of-specific-type-in-subdirectories-and-archive-them/23924/3 "2016-10-25T10:02:56Z")

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I agree with tbone, and recommend the option of having the script enumerate and filter the files and folders itself, rather than using Find to create a collection.

There's an example here: [Scripts (JS & VBS) Snippet: Enumerating files and metadata tags](https://resource.dopus.com/t/scripts-js-vbs-snippet-enumerating-files-and-metadata-tags/18439/1)

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