Tutorial 8

Tutorial 8: How can I find files and copy them to a third directory

Task:
Find all files with extensions gif, bmp, jpeg, jpg on the disk "c:\" and then copy the files to the directory "C:\My pictures\Found Found pictures".

Solution:

Create the directory "c:\My pictures\Found pictures" for files what will be found. To create a directory click secondary mouse button and select menu item Create directory (

F7) in the context menu of the directories tree.

Select disk "c:\" in the both directories tree.

Compare it with subdirectories. To compare disks press ALT+F5 or click on the button Compare with subdirectories (

) in the Trees toolbar.

In the menu Show or in the Visibility filters combobox select All files. After it the comparison table will contain all files which are on both directories.

Click on the button Filter (

) or press F12 to activate file filter window and in the field Use include file filters enter *.gif; *.bmp; *.jpeg; *.jpg. Then the filter was entered click on the button Ok to apply your filter to files. ADCS will show files with extensions gif, bmp, jpeg, jpg in the comparison table. You will see your filter at the top of the comparison table.

Click on the button Select all (

) or press CTRL+A to select all files.

Press SHIFT+F5 to activate the Copy to window. Select directory "c:\My pictures\Found pictures" in this window and click on the button Ok to start copying files.