If I'm reading the help right, then if I select all the files in folder A and pick UPDATEALL to folder B, any file that is non-existent in B OR DIFFERENT from that in A will be overwritten.
Is there a way though to have it only copy over files that are older -- so that the destination folder will end up with the latest copy of each file?
Regards,
Chuck Billow
OK, I saw no way to edit my post, so...
I see where on the Tools menu there is a Synchronize selection.
But is there a way, once I know all the choices I would make (every time I use the command) that I can save those criteria -- macro?? Toolbar button? Menu choice?
Chuck
Copy UPDATEALL should probably have date and size parameters like Copy UPDATEEXISTING does. Might be worth sending GPSoftware a feature request...
You can work around that limitation, though, by doing it using a two-line command:
Copy UPDATEEXISTING=date
Copy WHENEXISTS=skip
The first line takes care of the existing files and the second line copies over any additional files.
See the FAQs.
Thanks Leo. I'm assuming that that code is for a "custom" button.
I will pass on the idea. That is one feature that Total Commander (ghisler.com/ ) has that can come in quite handy -- "Move and overwrite all older or non-exist files, else skip."
Thanks,
Chuck
[quote="leo"]Copy UPDATEALL should probably have date and size parameters like Copy UPDATEEXISTING does. Might be worth sending GPSoftware a feature request...
You can work around that limitation, though, by doing it using a two-line command:
Copy UPDATEEXISTING=date
Copy WHENEXISTS=skip
The first line takes care of the existing files and the second line copies over any additional files.
See the FAQs.[/quote]
Leo, I just set up (and tried) the code you sent.
It appears to have done what I want. Thanks a lot for the help. Couple things I'm unsure of.
I set up two folders each with the same file, but one older than the other. If I tried to copy the older over the newer, it did not do it -- which is good. Some type of "All done" would be a help, since, if there are no files to move, you see no action or acknowledgment to even be sure it did work.
Secondly, when I went to copy the newer file over the older one, a box (as I am sure you know) like the graphic below pops up. Now, I don't want double copies of all the files (rename the old one), but, if I select "replace all", will the criteria of "only copy over the newer file" still be in place and applied then to all the files in the process?
Regards,
Chuck
Yes. At least, it was when I tried it.
Great.
Thanks!
Regards,
Chuck