Flattening Folders

Available in both Explore Views and Virtual Folders

Quick Start: Flattening Folders

First select the folders you want to flatten.

In either the navigation window or the contents window.

(Click here to find out more about FileBoss's advanced selection methods.)

Start Flattening folders by

Select Actions | Flatten Folders... from the main menu.

Enter the Destination Folder

Enter the folder to which you want to copy the files which will be flattened. Enter Self to flatten to the selected folder.

Enter optional file patterns

specify optional file patterns to process or exclude and, the destination folder for all the files.

Formatting the new names

In the advanced area you tell FileBoss what to do when files with the same names are flattened.

Pattern for new names

The pattern will be included in the names of any duplicated files, inserted at the position indicated by the Insert Where selection below.

If a question mark (?) or the <seq> variable is included it will be replaced with an incremental number ensuring a unique name.

FileBoss does not require that the <seq> be included (though you will get a warning if it is not) but it is usually best to have one to ensure unique names.

Specifying where the pattern will be inserted in the names

Mutually exclusive options that determine where the pattern for the new name will be inserted in the old name.

Sample Filename

Displays a sample name with the settings you have chosen.

Every time you change a setting the sample will change

Ref: HTDE_FLATTEN_FOLDERS

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