Copy Folder
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Note: The Actions Quick Reference provides a complete list of actions that you can print for easy reference.
What is the Copy Folder Action?
The Copy Folder Action copies one or more folders to a new location. Once a folder is copied to a new location, the name of the folder remains the same. To rename the folder after copying, see Rename Folder.
Creating a Copy Folder Action
Select Files &
Folders Actions 
to expand the Action
list. Select theCopy Folder 
Action
from the Actions list to display the
Action Builder.
Both the Timing
and Error
settings for this action may be configured to
fine tune the how the Action will run.
Note: For more information about Timing and Error settings, read the Action Builder article.
Enter the Name
of the folder to copy. Be sure to enter the full
folder path.
Note: When
entering the folder path ,
an asterisk (wildcard character) can be used to select multiple
folders. The following example selects all subfolders in
the directory: "C:\MyFolder\*".
Enter a Destination
folder name to copy the folder to. Be sure to enter
the full folder path.
Check the Overwrite
option 
to replace existing
folders with the same folder name.
The Options
section 
allows you to further refine which folders
are selected. Enabling any of the these options will only include
folders with specific attributes. You have the ability to filter
folders by:
- Create date
- Equal to
- Newer than
- Newer than or equal to
- Older than
- Older than or equal to
- Last modified date
- Equal to
- Newer than
- Newer than or equal to
- Older than
- Older than or equal to
- Folder size
- Equal to
- Larger than
- Larger than or equal to
- Smaller than
- Smaller than or equal to
Additionally, you have the ability to filter by the Read-Only, Archive, Hidden, System, and Compressed attributes of the folder.
Optionally add Notes
to the Action to document any special instructions
or functionality. When the Run Switch
is set to Run, the action
will be executed after clicking OK.
Note: The run switch is set to Run by default. To create or modify this action without executing it, click the slider to change the option to Don't Run. For more information, see Action Builder.
Click the OK
button 
to
save the Action.