Hello Guys! In this blog post we will walk you through on how to Copy files to every sub-folder inside a folder. This may seem as an endless task but we have an interesting approach towards how to achieve this. Here we have two various tools Copywhiz and Teracopy which will help us.
First we have is Copywhiz we’ll walk you through how to use each tool step-by-step.
What is Copywhiz?
Copywhiz enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility & control over the file copying and backup process.
Here is how Copywhiz makes file copying a breeze:
- Copy only new or modified files
- Easily pick files by name, extension, folder etc from bunch of folders
- Automatically organize files based on file attributes and metadata
- Copy files to multiple folders/computers
- Copy files from multiple folders and paste them at once
- Sync files between source and destination
- Pick files from multiple folders and compress in single .zip file
- Schedule file backups
- Verify copied files for data integrity
- Retain security attributes of files & folders (ownership/user access)
- Several more hidden nuggets designed to make your file-copy task easier.
Here’s a short video on this feature:
1. After you select your files in Copywhiz, go to the destination folder and Choose ‘Copywhiz -> Paste Advanced’.
2. The Copywhiz main window will open. Choose the Advanced Settings Tab from there.
3. Go to the Destination Tab and choose the ‘Paste a copy to every sub-folder under the destination tab ’ option. Here you can choose to paste under all sub-folders, or just first-level sub-folders, in the folder structure.
4. Click on OK and then the ‘Paste Now’ option.
Method 2: Using Teracopy
- Install TeraCopy
- Download it from https://www.codesector.com/teracopy
- Install the app and note the path to
TeraCopy.exe(usuallyC:\Program Files\TeraCopy\TeraCopy.exe)
- Place the source file (e.g.,
Info.txt) in a folder likeD:\SourceFiles. - Create a batch script (e.g.,
TeraCopyToSubfolders.bat) with the following content: batCopyEdit@echo off for /d %%f in ("D:\ClientProjects\*") do ( "C:\Program Files\TeraCopy\TeraCopy.exe" Copy "D:\SourceFiles\Info.txt" "%%f" /Close )
Be sure to adjust the paths to match your actual folders and TeraCopy installation directory. - Run the batch file
Double-click it or run it from Command Prompt.
Conclusion:
Copywhiz thus is a simple and easy tool with advanced features and huge benefits!
You can also schedule automatic file backups and take incremental backups using Copywhiz.
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