{"id":6654,"date":"2021-01-04T21:07:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T15:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/?p=6654"},"modified":"2026-05-25T15:24:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T09:54:28","slug":"copy-or-backup-files-created-accessed-or-modified-in-last-x-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/copy-or-backup-files-created-accessed-or-modified-in-last-x-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Copy or backup files created, accessed or modified in last &#8216;X&#8217; days in Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Windows: Copy only files created\/ modified\/ accessed in the last X days using Copywhiz for Windows\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O4hLDmMsh6Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This post will show you how to copy or backup files created, accessed or modified in last &#8216;X&#8217; days. It is real quick with the tool call <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\">Copywhiz<\/a> (for Windows)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we are working on a project, we access and modified several documents scattered in various folders. After certain days, how you will identify which files were touched? Doing this manually is extremely tedious or say, virtually impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\">Copywhiz<\/a> comes to your rescue by letting you do a selective file copy\/backup. You can copy files created in the past &#8216;X&#8217; number of days. So instead of specifying a date range of files created between this and this date, just mention the number of days, says 15 days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Copywhiz?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Copywhiz<\/a> enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility &amp; control over the file copying and backup process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Copywhiz<\/a> makes file copying a breeze: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Copy only new or modified files<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Easily pick files by name, extension, folder etc from bunch of folders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automatically organize files based on file attributes and metadata<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy files to multiple folders\/computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy files from multiple folders and paste them at once<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sync files between source and destination<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pick files from multiple folders and compress in single .zip file<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Schedule file backups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verify copied files for data integrity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retain security attributes of files &amp; folders (ownership\/user access)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\/Features\" target=\"_blank\">Several more hidden nuggets<\/a>&nbsp;designed to make your file-copy task easier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Images\/Copywhiz\/Screenshot_Schedule_File_Copy.png\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An image depicting one of the features of Copywhiz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Copy only files created, accessed and modified in the last &#8216;X&#8217; days<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a short video on this feature:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Windows: Copy only files created\/ modified\/ accessed in the last X days using Copywhiz for Windows\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O4hLDmMsh6Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>1. After you select your files in Copywhiz, go to the destination folder and Choose \u2018Copywhiz -&gt; Paste Advanced\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. The Copywhiz main window will open. Choose the Advanced Settings Tab from there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Main-Window.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Main-Window.png 715w, https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Main-Window-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Go to the Source Tab and under the &#8216;Paste by date&#8217; section, choose the criteria and specify number of days in the box.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"452\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PasteByDate_InLast.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PasteByDate_InLast.png 452w, https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PasteByDate_InLast-245x300.png 245w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>You can preview the files that will be copied and skipped, before actually copying them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Click on &#8216;OK&#8217; and &#8216;Paste Now&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The benefits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This feature removes the biggest difficulty we all face- remembering dates! This will also ensure you don&#8217;t spend time and effort copying extra or unwanted files due to the date ranges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also&nbsp;<strong>schedule automatic file backups and take incremental backups using Copywhiz.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about<\/a>&nbsp;Copywhiz. Download the free trial&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\/Download\">from here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For short tutorial videos,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\/Videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Check out this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subscribe to our&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCULI5s6KJn-0iDIeqJRUWQA\/featured?view_as=subscriber\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube channel<\/a>&nbsp;for interesting videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">other cool products<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a good day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for your patience :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post will show you how to copy or backup files created, accessed or modified in last &#8216;X&#8217; days. It is real quick with the tool call Copywhiz (for Windows) When we are working on a project, we access and modified several documents scattered in various folders. 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