Move Specific Files From Many Folders To One Single Folder
I am wondering if I can do the following with Robocopy:
I have a folder that has hundreds of folders all labeled as folder_1, folder_12, _folder_45, folder_106, folder 700, etc.
Each of them has at least 3 pdf files in them. I know I will have to use *.pdf somewhere in my command.
I have another folder called PDFs. This folder has NO sub-folders.
I want to MOVE all the PDF files from all the folders to the PDF folder without copying the folders. I want all PDFs to end up in the root. I also want to auto-rename in the case of any duplicates. I don't expect many duplicates, but some and I don't want to lose anything.
Thank you.
move robocopy
asked Nov 13 '18 at 16:40
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I am wondering if I can do the following with Robocopy:
I have a folder that has hundreds of folders all labeled as folder_1, folder_12, _folder_45, folder_106, folder 700, etc.
Each of them has at least 3 pdf files in them. I know I will have to use *.pdf somewhere in my command.
I have another folder called PDFs. This folder has NO sub-folders.
I want to MOVE all the PDF files from all the folders to the PDF folder without copying the folders. I want all PDFs to end up in the root. I also want to auto-rename in the case of any duplicates. I don't expect many duplicates, but some and I don't want to lose anything.
Thank you.
move robocopy
asked Nov 13 '18 at 16:40
ZunebuggyZunebuggy
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I am wondering if I can do the following with Robocopy:
I have a folder that has hundreds of folders all labeled as folder_1, folder_12, _folder_45, folder_106, folder 700, etc.
Each of them has at least 3 pdf files in them. I know I will have to use *.pdf somewhere in my command.
I have another folder called PDFs. This folder has NO sub-folders.
I want to MOVE all the PDF files from all the folders to the PDF folder without copying the folders. I want all PDFs to end up in the root. I also want to auto-rename in the case of any duplicates. I don't expect many duplicates, but some and I don't want to lose anything.
Thank you.
move robocopy
asked Nov 13 '18 at 16:40
ZunebuggyZunebuggy
61
I am wondering if I can do the following with Robocopy:
I have a folder that has hundreds of folders all labeled as folder_1, folder_12, _folder_45, folder_106, folder 700, etc.
Each of them has at least 3 pdf files in them. I know I will have to use *.pdf somewhere in my command.
I have another folder called PDFs. This folder has NO sub-folders.
I want to MOVE all the PDF files from all the folders to the PDF folder without copying the folders. I want all PDFs to end up in the root. I also want to auto-rename in the case of any duplicates. I don't expect many duplicates, but some and I don't want to lose anything.
Thank you.
move robocopy
move robocopy
asked Nov 13 '18 at 16:40
ZunebuggyZunebuggy
61
asked Nov 13 '18 at 16:40
ZunebuggyZunebuggy
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asked Nov 13 '18 at 16:40
ZunebuggyZunebuggy
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asked Nov 13 '18 at 16:40
ZunebuggyZunebuggy
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asked Nov 13 '18 at 16:40
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