{"id":8096,"date":"2024-12-24T09:04:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T03:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/?p=8096"},"modified":"2025-03-04T22:37:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T17:07:12","slug":"exclude-specific-folders-when-copying-files-in-windows-using-a-copywhiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/exclude-specific-folders-when-copying-files-in-windows-using-a-copywhiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclude specific folders when copying files in Windows using a Copywhiz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Copying files in Windows while excluding specific folders is a common task for users managing backups, reorganizing data, or transferring selective content. For users seeking a more intuitive and feature-rich experience, <strong>Copywhiz<\/strong> is an excellent alternative. <\/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<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Windows: Exclude specific folders when copying files using Copywhiz\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YZH3tdsmI6Y?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<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video Transcription<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Select files using Windows Explorer, right-click on them and choose Copywhiz-&gt;Copy from the menu as shown below :<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Copy-Files.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Copy-Files.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Copy-Files.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Copy-Files-300x262.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>2. Go to the destination folder, right-click inside the folder and select Copywhiz\u2013&gt;Paste special\u2013&gt;Paste files by name or type as shown below:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Paste-Special-Menu.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Paste-Special-Menu.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Paste-Special-Menu.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Paste-Special-Menu-300x262.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>3. The Advanced Settings dialog box will open. You can include or exclude files\/folders to be copied by typing their names, file extensions, or folder names. You can also preview the list of files that will be copied and files that will be skipped by clicking on the Preview button. After confirming, press the Ok button in the Advanced Settings dialog box. All the required files will be copied successfully.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Screenshot-Exclude-Files.png\" alt=\"Screenshot-Exclude-Files\" class=\"wp-image-4904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Screenshot-Exclude-Files.png 450w, https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Screenshot-Exclude-Files-245x300.png 245w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Copywhiz<\/a> lets you to choose which type of files to copy &amp; which to ignore i.e, it lets you to do &#8216;Selective File Copy&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pick only those files that are important &amp; avoid files that are not required (Eg. Files that occupy too much space) with Copywhiz. Easily filter files by name, extension, folder, etc. from a bunch of folders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Complete big file copy tasks with few clicks &amp; save manual effort with Copywhiz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for reading till the end :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Copying files in Windows while excluding specific folders is a common task for users managing backups, reorganizing data, or transferring selective content. For users seeking a more intuitive and feature-rich experience, Copywhiz is an excellent alternative. Video Transcription 1. Select files using Windows Explorer, right-click on them and choose Copywhiz-&gt;Copy from the menu as shown &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/exclude-specific-folders-when-copying-files-in-windows-using-a-copywhiz\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Exclude specific folders when copying files in Windows using a Copywhiz<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-copywhiz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8096"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8244,"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8096\/revisions\/8244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}