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Create full folder hierarchy structure from root drive when copying files in Windows

Sometimes, there are situations where you want to copy two folders with the same name but have different content. Another case is when you want to share the complete file structure from the root drive so that it can be replicated in the destination folder, exactly like the source.

Copywhiz will help you create a full directory structure right from level 1 although you might be copying a folder at level 5.

What is Copywhiz?

Copywhiz enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility & control over the file copying and backup process.

Here is how Copywhiz makes file copying a breeze:

Copy only new or modified files
Easily pick files by name, extension, folder etc from bunch of folders
Automatically organize files based on file attributes and metadata
Copy files to multiple folders/computers
Copy files from multiple folders and paste them at once
Sync files between source and destination
Pick files from multiple folders and compress in single .zip file
Schedule file backups
Verify copied files for data integrity
Retain security attributes of files & folders (ownership/user access)
Several more hidden nuggets designed to make your file-copy task easier.

Using Copywhiz

Watch a small video showing this feature:

Video Transcription

1. Right-click on the folders from which files need to be copied and choose Copywhiz–>Copy from the menu as shown below:

2. Go to the destination folder, right-click on it and select Copywhiz–>Paste Advanced.

3. Click the “Advanced Settings” option. The advanced settings dialog box will open. Select “Create full folder hierarchy”.

4. Click on ‘OK’ and ‘Paste Now’. You can even schedule it for later by clicking on “Paste later (Schedule)” option.

Conclusion

This is how Copywhiz keeps those files separate so that you can copy files faster, easier and safer. This feature is very useful when sharing files or creating copies(backups).

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Automatically copy files & folders in background at specific time in Windows

Taking backup of your files & folders can often feel monotonous and tiring. You must be wondering, what else can I do? I have no other option but to sit and take these backups regularly (sometimes, almost every day).

Well, you can. This is exactly why this article is here. You can schedule your file copy tasks! This way, you can copy them anywhere at a particular time. Very useful for taking automatic backups. Yes, this means no longer have to take backups manually and to go through those long hours of file copy!

No, we aren’t exaggerating. All this is possible using using Copywhiz, a file copy and backup app for Windows.

Watch this video for better understanding:

What is Copywhiz?

Copywhiz enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility & control over the file copying and backup process.

Here is how Copywhiz makes file copying a breeze:

Copy only new or modified files
Easily pick files by name, extension, folder etc from bunch of folders
Automatically organize files based on file attributes and metadata
Copy files to multiple folders/computers
Copy files from multiple folders and paste them at once
Sync files between source and destination
Pick files from multiple folders and compress in single .zip file
Schedule file backups
Verify copied files for data integrity
Retain security attributes of files & folders (ownership/user access)
Several more hidden nuggets designed to make your file-copy task easier.

Using Copywhiz

1. Select the files you want to copy from the Source folder and right-click on it and choose Copywhiz–>Copy as shown below:

2. Right-click inside the destination folder where you wish to copy the files and select Copywhiz–>Paste Advanced:

3. Save the selected files as a Copywhiz project by clicking on the ‘Paste Now’ button. You can schedule a backup of the files by clicking on the ‘Paste later (Schedule)’ button. Once clicked, the following Window will appear that will let you set your preferred time and date to copy the files.

Using the scheduling capability of Copywhiz, you can back up your files every week, every day or even every hour. Also, the ‘Run Silently’ option will perform copying without interrupting your work.

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Stick multiple pictures on your Windows desktop using digital sticky notes

Remember Active Desktop that older versions of Windows supported? I had used Active Desktop mainly to attach multiple pictures on my desktop.

Adding pictures on the desktop makes it look attractive, fun, and gives you a happy mood to work.

Unfortunately, the newer version of Windows doesn’t support Active Desktop.

This is when i started using a sticky notes app called Notezilla to attach pictures on my desktop.

What is Notezilla?

Notezilla is a professional, elegant & highly rated sticky notes app for Windows & Phones (Android, iOS, iPhone, iPad etc). You can also access your sticky notes from a Mac.

Notezilla helps you organize various tiny bits of information you would need through out your life. It keeps all your notes, tasks & reminders handy where ever you are. With sticky notes, you hardly have to put effort to take notes, set reminders, etc. Quickly jot down & move on with your task at hand.

Here are some features of Notezilla:

Sticky notes with reminders
Attach sticky notes to websites, documents, folders & apps
Organize sticky notes inside folders to keep your Windows desktop clean.
Pin sticky notes on top of other apps
Sync sticky notes between Windows, Android, iPhone, iPad
Add pictures inside sticky notes
Checklist sticky notes
Lock sticky notes (password protect)
Markdown support
Send notes over local network (LAN) or across the globe
Tag sticky notes
Fully transparent sticky notes
Dark mode

Pictures in sticky notes

With this, you can stick multiple pictures of your choice on your Windows desktop. You can insert images that already exist on your PC or copy pictures from any website and paste them directly into sticky notes.

How to stick multiple images on Windows desktop background?

Watch a short video describing this feature:

Copy-paste: You can copy pictures from any website and paste them directly into sticky notes. This means you do not have to download pictures every time to add them to your sticky note.

Drag and drop: You can even drag and drop them directly into the note, which will create a link to the site from which you copied the picture. Later, when you need it, you can click on the link and directly go to the place where the picture was.

This feature is handy when researching and collecting data on a particular topic. Saving time, efforts, and also giving a better view of your usually dull desktop. I even keep pictures of my loved ones on Windows desktop.

So how about giving it a try today. It perfectly boosts your productivity by saving your time and efforts!

The best part of Notezilla is that it can sync notes between your mobile and PC or laptop! Therefore, you have the exact notes at both places! This means, your pictures will appear there too!

Screenshot_Android_Pictures — *Pictures in the Android App*

Try the sync feature today! You will surely love it.

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Avoid replacing newer files when copying them in Windows

Suppose you are copying a large number of files to an existing file set, how will you avoid replacing the existing files that are newer than the source files?

This post will help you on how to skip newer versions of files from being replaced when copying them.

Skipping newer files? Really?

You generally would have heard of skipping older files and copying only the newer ones.

But using Copywhiz you can even skip newer files (that exist in the destination folder) and keep only the original.

What is Copywhiz?

Copywhiz enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility & control over the file copying and backup process.

Here is how Copywhiz makes file copying a breeze:

Copy only new or modified files
Easily pick files by name, extension, folder etc from bunch of folders
Automatically organize files based on file attributes and metadata
Copy files to multiple folders/computers
Copy files from multiple folders and paste them at once
Sync files between source and destination
Pick files from multiple folders and compress in single .zip file
Schedule file backups
Verify copied files for data integrity
Retain security attributes of files & folders (ownership/user access)
Several more hidden nuggets designed to make your file-copy task easier.

Using Copywhiz

Select the files from the Source folder and right-click on it and choose Copywhiz–>Copy as shown below:

2. Right-click inside the destination folder where you wish to copy the files and select Copywhiz–>Paste Advanced:

3. Click on ‘General’ settings tab which is next to the Filter option.

4. Under the File Replace options, select ‘Skip if destination file is newer’. This option skips all those files that have been modified.

5. Click on ‘OK’ and ‘Paste Now’

You would have never thought that something like this was even possible. But Copywhiz truly goes beyond your imagination!

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Create folder structure only without files in Windows using a Robocopy alternative replacement tool

This post will tell you how to create a complete folder(directory) structure without the files in them.

Let us look at how to do this with the Windows Robocopy tool, and an alternative software Copywhiz.

What is Copywhiz?

Copywhiz enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility & control over the file copying and backup process.

Here is how Copywhiz makes file copying a breeze:

Copy only new or modified files
Easily pick files by name, extension, folder etc from bunch of folders
Automatically organize files based on file attributes and metadata
Copy files to multiple folders/computers
Copy files from multiple folders and paste them at once
Sync files between source and destination
Pick files from multiple folders and compress in single .zip file
Schedule file backups
Verify copied files for data integrity
Retain security attributes of files & folders (ownership/user access)
Several more hidden nuggets designed to make your file-copy task easier.

Steps to create directory structure only without copying the files inside them

Using Robocopy

Robocopy /XF file [file]… command lets us to replicate the whole directory structure without copying the files inside them. To copy empty directories, you must include the /e command-line option.

For Ex: To copy the folder “pictures” to the folder “project” without the files in it, the following command line will be used:

Robocopy C:\pictures e:\project /XF

However, Robocopy commands are not straightforward. System administrators may be able to use it. But, Robocopy is confusing for ordinary users.

Let me now show you a more comfortable and faster method.

Using Copywhiz

Watch a short video about this feature:

For more tutorial videos, check out this page.

Video Transcription

1. Select files using Windows Explorer, right-click on them and choose Copywhiz->Copy from the menu as shown below :

2. Go to the destination folder, right-click inside the folder and select Copywhiz–>Paste Advanced as shown below:

3. Copywhiz Window will open. Click on the ‘Advanced Settings’ button and select ‘Create folder structure only (Do not paste files) as shown below and click on ‘OK’ and “Paste Now.”

Conclusion

Copywhiz is an alternative that allows you to create the complete directory (folder) structure without copying files in them. This feature can be useful in a multi-user scenario where the system administrator wishes to create the same standard template folder structure without files for different users from an existing structure.

The most significant advantage of using Copywhiz is that you can take automatic backups of your files and folders! Read more about it here:

Automatically copy files & folders in background at specific time in Windows

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Attaching sticky notes to websites and webpages in Windows

With Notezilla, you can stick notes to documents, websites, folders, programs or any other window.

You have the right information at the right time automatically, without any effort from your side. This is because the sticky notes will pop up automatically whenever you access that particular document, web page, folder, program, etc.

What is Notezilla?

Notezilla is a professional, elegant & highly rated sticky notes app for Windows & Phones (Android, iOS, iPhone, iPad etc). You can also access your sticky notes from a Mac.

Here are some features of Notezilla:

Sticky notes with reminders
Attach sticky notes to websites, documents, folders & apps
Organize sticky notes inside folders to keep your Windows desktop clean.
Pin sticky notes on top of other apps
Sync sticky notes between Windows, Android, iPhone, iPad
Add pictures inside sticky notes
Checklist sticky notes
Lock sticky notes (password protect)
Markdown support
Send notes over local network (LAN) or across the globe
Tag sticky notes
Fully transparent sticky notes
Dark mode

This article will specifically talk about sticking notes to web pages.

You would have frequently heard and seen people using sticky notes on their desktop to organize their tasks better. This practice is beneficial to keep track of things. You would have also seen them make notes for certain websites they frequently visit like shopping websites, bank websites, etc. But you would never have seen them pinning notes to sites to access the sticky note too along with the webpage.

How would you do that? Simple, using the Notezilla sticky notes app for Windows & Phones (Android, iOS, iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone etc.).

Watch a short video that shows how you can do this:

The shortest way to pin a sticky note to any window (website, doc, folder, program, etc.) is to press Ctrl+Shift+W from within the sticky note. The note will stick immediately to the active window.

To stick a note to a particular website:

Open a website. Let’s take amazon.com as an example:

Choose ‘New Note’ by clicking on the Notezilla icon in the task bar and write your note.

Click on the top-left button (Note Menu button) of the sticky note and choose ‘Stick to Window’ from the note menu list.
A dialog box appears with the list of all the programs running on your system.

Choose the website where you want to stick the note.
The ‘Hide note otherwise’ option will hide the sticky note automatically if you are not on that particular website.
Now press OK.

Time to use the wildcard!

Notezilla uses the title of the window to show or hide a particular sticky note. Sometimes, you may want to stick a note to documents of a similar kind. In such cases, you would need to use the ‘wildcard’ method.

To match only a part of the window title, double click on any window title that is listed (shown in the picture below) and prefix or suffix the title with the * wildcard.

Ex: If you add * at the end of the website title amazon.com*, then the sticky note will appear on all windows having the title beginning with ‘amazon.com.’
Similarly, you can also add * at the beginning of the window title, *amazon.com. This will match all windows having their titles ending with ‘amazon.com’.

This is because the sticky notes are always shown based on the title of the website.

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Automatically compress files into a .zip file and also take regular backups automatically

Compressing a large number of files into a .zip file helps in saving disk space. Also, transferring .zip files between different devices or drives is faster than transferring individual files. It is also much easier to mail a large number of files if they are in a .zip form.

This article will, therefore, tell you how to copy a large number of files into a .zip file. You can then schedule automatic copy of this .zip file to take regular backups.

All this is possible using Copywhiz, a file copy app for Windows.

What is Copywhiz?

Copywhiz enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility & control over the file copying and backup process.

Here is how Copywhiz makes file copying a breeze:

Copy only new or modified files
Easily pick files by name, extension, folder etc from bunch of folders
Automatically organize files based on file attributes and metadata
Copy files to multiple folders/computers
Copy files from multiple folders and paste them at once
Sync files between source and destination
Pick files from multiple folders and compress in single .zip file
Schedule file backups
Verify copied files for data integrity
Retain security attributes of files & folders (ownership/user access)
Several more hidden nuggets designed to make your file-copy task easier.

Watch a short tutorial video on this feature:

For more tutorial videos, check out this page.

Copying files as a .zip file

Right-click on the folder/folders from which the files need to be copied and choose Copywhiz–>Copy from the menu as shown below:
Go to the destination folder where you wish to create the .zip file and select Copywhiz–> Paste Advanced.
Under the paste options select ‘Paste as compressed .zip file’, specify the .zip file name and click on ‘Paste Now’. You can use the %date% or %datetime% variables to create a separate zip file each time. Just type the variable, and it will be automatically updated.

Scheduling backups

You can even schedule your file copying to create backups or, in simple words, create multiple copies automatically from time to time. All you need to do is:

1. Click on the ‘Paste later (Schedule)’ button. Once clicked, the following Window will appear that will let you set your preferred backup frequency.

2. After setting your preferred frequency, click on ‘Schedule Now’ so that Copywhiz automatically runs the projects at a specified time for creating multiple copies.

Once you get used to Copywhiz, you will find the normal file copying process too outdated and boring.

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Copy files to a new folder (each time) in Windows using an Xcopy alternative replacement tool

This article will update you on how to create a new destination folder each time for the files you copy, while copying files in Windows.

Why new folders each time?

It is always advisable for multiple backups of your files. Data loss can happen in many ways; the most common causes are physical failure of your PC, accidental errors, theft, or even natural disasters.

Computer viruses too often delete or corrupt your data. Also, multiple versions of file backups are essential because users might need to restore a file from different points in time.

This is not directly possible with the Windows Xcopy tool.

You can therefore use an alternative software, Copywhiz to do that in an easier and faster way. It is really straightforward and can be understood even by a beginner.

What is Copywhiz?

Copywhiz enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility & control over the file copying and backup process.

Here is how Copywhiz makes file copying a breeze:

Copy only new or modified files
Easily pick files by name, extension, folder etc from bunch of folders
Automatically organize files based on file attributes and metadata
Copy files to multiple folders/computers
Copy files from multiple folders and paste them at once
Sync files between source and destination
Pick files from multiple folders and compress in single .zip file
Schedule file backups
Verify copied files for data integrity
Retain security attributes of files & folders (ownership/user access)
Several more hidden nuggets designed to make your file-copy task easier.

Steps to copy files in a new folder each time

Watch a short video on this feature:

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Video Transcription

1. Select the files from the Source folder and right-click on it and choose Copywhiz–>Copy as shown below:

2. Right-click inside the destination folder where you wish to copy the files and select Copywhiz–>Paste Advanced:

3. Copywhiz window will open with the destination folder already selected. You can suffix the destination folder with %date% or %datetime% to add the current date to the folder name.

4. Once the variables are added, click on ‘Paste Now,’ and it will automatically create a new folder based on the current date.

5. You can save the selected files as a Copywhiz project and schedule a backup of the same set of files by clicking on the ‘Paste later (Schedule)’ button.

Once clicked, the following Window will appear that will let you set your preferred backup frequency.

After setting your preferred frequency, click on ‘Schedule Now’ so that Copywhiz automatically runs the projects at a specified time for taking backups.

Conclusion

Copywhiz is an alternative that lets you create a new destination folder (date-wise) for every file backup. This way, you can ensure that multiple versions of your backups are maintained. It uses Windows Task Scheduler to schedule your backups.

Configure Copywhiz to copy files at a particular time. Using Copywhiz’s scheduling capability, you can back up your files every week, every day, or even every hour.

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Copying files and folders to multiple destination folders in Windows using an Xcopy alternative replacement tool

People who generally have the habit of taking multiple backups need to follow the lengthy process of copy, paste, copy, paste, and so on. This is not only tiring and boring but also very time-consuming. They would, therefore, want to copy the files and paste them all at once in all the destinations.

Let us find out how this is possible with the Windows Xcopy tool, and an alternative software, Copywhiz.

What is Copywhiz?

Copywhiz enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility & control over the file copying and backup process.

Here is how Copywhiz makes file copying a breeze:

Copy only new or modified files
Easily pick files by name, extension, folder etc from bunch of folders
Automatically organize files based on file attributes and metadata
Copy files to multiple folders/computers
Copy files from multiple folders and paste them at once
Sync files between source and destination
Pick files from multiple folders and compress in single .zip file
Schedule file backups
Verify copied files for data integrity
Retain security attributes of files & folders (ownership/user access)
Several more hidden nuggets designed to make your file-copy task easier.

Steps to copy files to multiple destinations

Using Xcopy

The Xcopy command Xcopy Source [Destination] /s copies files including all the sub-folders. We will use the For loop to copy files to multiple destinations using this command.

For Ex: To copy the file “project.docx” into the folders “personal” and “office” we need to run the below command:

Xcopy /s
For %%a in (
“D:\backup\project.pdf”) do (
xcopy /s “%%~a” “d:\temp\personal”,”%%~a” “d:\temp\office”)

However, using Xcopy commands are confusing, especially for ordinary users.

Let me now show you an easier and straightforward way.

Using Copywhiz

Watch a short video that tells you how to do this:

For more tutorial videos, check out this page.

Video Transcription

1. Select the files you wish to copy from it’s Source folder and right-click on it and choose Copywhiz–>Copy as shown below:

2. Go to the destination folder, right-click in it and select Copywhiz–>Paste Advanced. The advanced settings dialogue box will now open.

3. Type the name of the folders in which you want the files to be copied and click on Paste Now.

4. The files will instantly copy to all your mentioned folders.

Not just that, Copywhiz even lets you copy files to multiple computers. This is especially useful when you want to share the same files to multiple systems.

You can even use date variables such as %year%, %month%, %day%, %hour% & %minute% as a part of the folder address to create new destination folders each time. That means you can create new folders instantly while copying and do not have to go to different destinations and create folders each time before copying.

This is wow!

The most significant advantage of using Copywhiz is that you can take automatic backups of your files and folders! Read more about it here:

Automatically copy files & folders in background at specific time in Windows

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Exclude files based on their last access in Windows using a Robocopy alternative replacement tool

There may be a set of files you wouldn’t have used for a long time. Since you do not access them that frequently, it makes no sense to copy them every time with your other regular files.

But we often do not know how to exclude or filter such files from being copied. This is not practically possible manually.

But this is now possible. Let us find out how to do it using Robocopy, a Windows tool an an alternative software, Copywhiz.

What is Copywhiz?

Copywhiz enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility & control over the file copying and backup process.

Here is how Copywhiz makes file copying a breeze:

Copy only new or modified files
Easily pick files by name, extension, folder etc from bunch of folders
Automatically organize files based on file attributes and metadata
Copy files to multiple folders/computers
Copy files from multiple folders and paste them at once
Sync files between source and destination
Pick files from multiple folders and compress in single .zip file
Schedule file backups
Verify copied files for data integrity
Retain security attributes of files & folders (ownership/user access)
Several more hidden nuggets designed to make your file-copy task easier.

An image depicting one of the features of Copywhiz

Steps to filter files based on their last access

Using Robocopy

The Robocopy command Robocopy Source [Destination] /MAXLAD:n[YYYYMMDD] is used to depict the maximum last access date which means it excludes files unused since ‘n’. Here, n is either days or the exact date whichever you find convenient.

For example: While copying files from the folder “projects” to the folder “backup”, if you want to exclude files that have not been accessed since 10 JAN 2018:

Robocopy c:\projects c:\backup /maxlad:20180110

Similarly, you can even exclude frequently used files from being copied. This is for when you have a large number of unused files that you need to keep aside as a mere record.

Again, Robocopy can do this using the command Robocopy source [destination] /minlad:n[YYYYMMDD], which depicts the minimum last access days which means it will exclude files used since the specified day/date.

For example: If you want to exclude files accessed since 10 JAN 2018:

Robocopy /minlad: [20180110]

will be used.

Even though Robocopy does it for you, these commands are not easy to use. System administrators use it. But, Robocopy is not straightforward for ordinary users.

I will now show you an easier and faster method.

Using Copywhiz

1. Select files using Windows Explorer, right-click on them and choose Copywhiz->Copy from the menu as shown below :

2. Go to the destination folder, right-click inside the folder and select Copywhiz–>Paste Advanced as shown below:

3. Copywhiz Window will open. Click on the ‘Advanced Settings’ button and select “Paste by Date – Accessed” and click ‘OK.’

Conclusion

Copywhiz lets you do all of these with just a few clicks right from Windows Explorer which could have taken several hours if done manually.

The biggest advantage of using Copywhiz is that you can take automatic backups of your files and folders! Read more about it here:

Automatically copy files & folders in background at specific time in Windows

For more tutorial videos, click here .

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for regular updates and interesting videos!

Learn more about Copywhiz.

Download the free trial from here.

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Have a good day.

Thanks for reading till the end :)