Making Duplicating Files

Available in both Explore Views and Virtual Folders

Quick Start: Duplicating Files

First select the files you want to duplicate.

Formatting the new names

The Duplicate File Dialog will appear where you can set the form of the new (i.e. duplicated) filenames. By default the new files or folders will have a sequential number appended to the root name. For example FileBoss.exe would be duplicated as 'FileBoss (001).exe'.

Details

For complete details about each field on the Duplicate Files dialog see below.

To Duplicate Folders

Duplicate Folders the same way you  duplicate files (see above).

If one or more folders are being duplicated the dialog will activate the check box 'Copy Folders Only'. If you check this box only the tree structure will be copied - no files will copied. If it is not checked then all files in the folder will also be duplicated.

Making a Duplicate Creates

an exact copy of your file(s) in the same folder as the original but with a different name. Typically the new name consists of the original name with a sequence number added.

Duplicate Complete Folders and Paths

when a Folder is selected. This will create a new folder, in the same place as the selected item, but with a new name. All of files and subfolders and in the original will be copied to the new folder.

(If you would like to create duplicates of just the files in multiple folders, first create a Virtual Folder, select all the files (not folders) and then use the Duplicate command)

Duplicate the Structure of a Path

by selecting the Copy Folders Only option when duplicating a folder.

In Virtual Folders Duplicate Selected Files

form different folders all at the same time.

Add Sequential Numbers

guaranteeing unique names. Sequential numbers can be added before or after the name or extension. You can even replace the extension or name with a sequential number.

Change the Extension

of the duplicated files to identify them better.

Add Plain Text to the Names

of the duplicated files if you want. Text can be added before or after the name or extension.

Files can be duplicated multiple times

so that more than one copy of the original is available. Sequential numbering (including a ? in the name pattern) will insure that each filename is unique.

Creating Multiple Copies in One Operation

For quick information on how to create up to one-thousand copies of selected files and folders at one time see Creating Multiple Copies of Files and Folders.

The Duplicate Command Center

When you duplicate files and folders the following dialog will appear allowing you to specify how the duplicate files will be named. The choices you make here - just like almost all Dialogs in FileBoss - will be saved even when FileBoss is closed.

As you make changes keep an eye on the box under Sample for: FileBossIsGreat.txt as it will give you an idea as to how the names will be transformed for the new files.

Duplicating Files

Pattern for new names

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

If a question mark (?) is included it will be replaced with an incremental number ensuring a unique name.

FileBoss does not require that the ? 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. Select one and then look at the sample near the bottom of the dialog to check if this is the way you want the duplicated files named.

Adding Sequential numbers to filenames

How to Setup Sequential numbering

Num. of Digits
1 to 6, pads the number with leading zeros to get the desired number of digits. This is a good option so that the files will be sorted correctly when displayed in FileBoss Windows Explorer and various programs' File Open Dialogs.

Start At
1 on up to highest number allowed by the number of digits you have specified.

Increment By:
The amount each consequative number should be increase. For instance if the sequence starts at 1 and the increment is set to 5 the the numbers would be 1, 5, 10, ...

Examples:

Long Beach #\?.jpeg (Digits set to 3 and Start At set to 1)

       Long Beach #001.jpeg, Long Beach #002.jpeg, Long Beach #003.jpeg

\? Long Beach.jpeg (Digits set to 2 and Start At set to 10)

       10 Long Beach.jpeg, 11 Long Beach.jpeg, 12 Long Beach.jpeg

Sample Filename

Displays a sample name with the settings you have chosen.

Every time you change a setting the sample will change

Ref: HTDE_MAKE_DUPLICATE_FILES

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