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Multi Commander => Support and Feedback => Topic started by: Noisia on June 27, 2013, 05:59:11
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Hello!
I've tried to figure fastest route moving sub folders into parent directory such as follows:
c:\parent\child_01\child_02\contents.ext
c:\parent\child_01\child_02\contents.ext
c:\parent\child_01\child_02\contents.ext
etc.
I want to sort as follows:
c:\parent\child_02\contents.ext
c:\parent\child_02\contents.ext
c:\parent\child_02\contents.ext
etc.
I really apologize for putting it in such lame terms i'm not acquainted with wildcards and folder management tools... :(
Thanks in advance! :)
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If i understand correctly and you need to move entire folder to parent, there are several ways.
1. Drag'n'drop folder to a '..' item in the same explorer panel
2. Open parent folder in the opposite panel and drag'n'drop folder from source to destination panel (or use keyboard shortcut)
3. Write multi-script
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I was wondering is there is a way to filter all "child" folders with a wildcard then CTRL+A moving them to parent accordingly?
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I Assume you mean
c:\parent\child_01\child_02\contents.ext
c:\parent\child_01\child_03\contents.ext
c:\parent\child_01\child_04\contents.ext
(or you will have a lots of duplicated names...)
What you can do is to copy/move c:\parent\child_01 to c:\parent (to it self ? yes..)
and then in the CopyTo-Dialog, you expand the UI and under FileOperation plugin you select "Folder Content"
It will now Copy/Move the content of the select folders to the target and not the selected folder itself
So It will copy/move the content of c:\parent\Child_01 to c:\parent
So you should get
c:\parent\child_02\contents.ext
c:\parent\child_03\contents.ext
c:\parent\child_04\contents.ext
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I'm not sure if i understand your method since this is the very first time i'm using this program. I'll demonstrate the task-at-hand using the proper folder structure i have:
C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\Fear Factory\1998 - Obsolete\1998 - Obsolete [Roadrunner, RR 8752-5, USA]\files.ext
C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\Fear Factory\2001 - Digimortal\2001 - Digimortal [Roadrunner, RR 8561-5, Germany]\files.ext
I want the fastest/painless method of achieving this move up to parent folder:
C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\Fear Factory\1998 - Obsolete [Roadrunner, RR 8752-5, USA]\files.ext
C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\Fear Factory\2001 - Digimortal [Roadrunner, RR 8561-5, Germany]\files.ext
Is there a batch/automatic process embeded in MC to achieve it?
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Noisia
1. On the source panel select folders
C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\Fear Factory\1998 - Obsolete\
C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\Fear Factory\2001 - Digimortal\
2. On the destination panel open C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\Fear Factory folder
3. Do as Mathias described:
a. In copy/move dialog press [Options >>]
b. Select "Folder content" under FileOperation plug-in profiles
c. Press [OK]
If it is a common task, probably you need to use multi-script as there's no way to pass plugin profile to MC.Explorer.Copy command
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I did exactly what you said and now the files are all over parent folder...
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I did exactly what you said and now the files are all over parent folder...
I've tested. What i've had
E:\temp\_mc_test\eeee\e1\r1\1.txt
E:\temp\_mc_test\eeee\e2\r2\2.txt
E:\temp\_mc_test\eeee\e3\r3\3.txt
After moving with content copy profile i have
E:\temp\_mc_test\eeee\e1\
E:\temp\_mc_test\eeee\e2\
E:\temp\_mc_test\eeee\e3\
E:\temp\_mc_test\eeee\r1\1.txt
E:\temp\_mc_test\eeee\r2\2.txt
E:\temp\_mc_test\eeee\r3\3.txt
This is what you want, isn't it?
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After inspection i've noticed some of the folders were moved up one level as desired and some files were just scattered to parent folder so i had to move them manually. Thank you for your attention, i'll try this exercise once this sorting is complete! :)
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After repeating the very same process i've noticed that the wildcard *.* on the dialog box somehow messed with the operation.
Correct settings are (for newcomers enlightment):
(http://s18.postimg.org/5ucdn7xwn/Correct_options.png)
Worked flawlessly! Thank you again! :)