With RecentX, you can quickly find files contained inside specific folders in Windows. This is otherwise quite difficult using the Windows Search. We will show you how to do this using RecentX.
What is RecentX?
RecentX is a smart launcher for Windows designed to make your computing life joyful. Here are some of the many cool things you can do with RecentX:
Effortlessly access any file, folder or program on Windows in less than 5 seconds!
Assign tags to frequently used files/folders. Makes things even more faster.
Integrates with Windows File open/save window so that you don’t have to navigate any folder when opening or saving a document.
It has a clipboard manager too that remembers all the text & pictures copied to a clipboard so that you can pick & paste them again.
If you have some documents inside your “Backup” folder you can search using the following format:
Example:
.docx \backup
The above terms will search for all ‘.docx’ files inside “Backup” folder. It will list files inside all the folders starting with name “Backup” on your computer.
This post will brief you on how to compress files into .zip files simultaneously at different destinations using Copywhiz.
In one of our previous articles, we told you how you could compress multiple files (from different locations) into a .zip file so that it is easier to share them or even create backups for that matter.
In this particular article, we will show how to create multiple .zip files at different locations, simultaneously.
Why .zip files?
Compressing files into a .zip file is very useful to reduce the size of the whole file set. Zipping files mean that you are reducing the size of your original data into a smaller size. Creating multiple such files will help you to take backups easily at different locations (local, remote, pen drive, etc.). Copywhiz will help you achieve this with ease.
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)
Steps to create .zip files at multiple locations (folders)
Watch a short video depicting this feature:
Using Copywhiz
Select the files from the source folder and right-click on them and choose Copywhiz–>Copy as shown below:
Right-click inside the destination folder where you wish to create your first .zip file and select Copywhiz–>Paste Advanced:
Copywhiz window will open with the destination folder already selected. Here you need to select ‘Paste as compressed .zip file’ option from the drop-down (under Paste tab) and then add multiple .zip file locations. Separate each file with a comma (,).
If you don’t want to type them manually, you can click on the ‘Add’ option next to the box. This option lets you browse to a destination folder and specify a .zip file name. This feature ensured that you create the file in the right place.
Click on ‘Paste Now’ and it will automatically create .zip files at all those folders you specified.
You can cross-check by clicking on the file icon next to the dialogue box. It will open the destination folders for you. All your files would have been copied there.
Scheduling it for your backups
With Copywhiz, you can even schedule your copying process according to your convenience by clicking on the “Paste Later” option. You get the facility of creating copies of your files every week, every day, or even every hour. You now have a complete file backup solution too.
Automatically rename existing files when copying files in Windows using Copywhiz.
Why rename files?
During your file copying process, you often get a pop up notifying that the file already exists in the destination. You are asked if you want to replace or skip or keep both the files. Copywhiz can automatically rename the destination files. Plus, you can also specify a rename suffix of your choice. This feature is useful to differentiate the older file with a newer file. You can suffix the file with terms like ‘_old’ etc.
The advantage with Copywhiz is that you can pre-configure this setting so that such questions will not be asked in the middle of a file copying process.
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)
You can watch this short video to get an insight into the feature:
From the Copywhiz main window, click on the ‘Advanced Settings’ button.
2. Click on the ‘General’ settings tab which is next to the Filter option.
3. Under the File Replace options, select ‘Rename Destination file’.
4. Click on ‘OK’ and ‘Paste Now’.
Conclusion
This is free from any complications. Your manual efforts are saved to a great extent and are a total time saver. It is easy to use even for a person trying it out the first time. This option is also available in the “File Replace Window.”
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
If you are a Notezilla user, you would have regularly created sticky notes on your desktop and many directly in your memo boards too. By now, you know that a sticky note created on the desktop will automatically be placed in the Home memo board too. Similarly, when you alter a sticky note, say, resize it on your desktop, it will simultaneously be changed into the memo board too. This feature also applies when you modify it directly in the Memo board.
Although your desktop is unaffected by this, your memo board view changes. Your sticky notes may overlap with each other due to this resizing and may not look presentable. You can try rearranging them manually, but this would consume a lot of your time, especially when you have a lot of notes.
This is why you should use one of Notezilla’s beneficial feature- Auto arrange sticky notes on startup.
This feature will automatically arrange the sticky notes in your memo boards whenever you start(open) Notezilla. You can do anything with your sticky notes now without worry since they arrange automatically the next time you use Notezilla.
This is how it would look Before:
How would you sort this?
Go to the Notezilla notes browser and right click on the memo board and select “Properties”.
A settings box will open up. Select “automatically arrange notes at startup” and click “OK”.
So the next time you open Notezilla, all the sticky notes in your memo boards would have been arranged in a neat and orderly manner.
This is how it would now look:
This way, you don’t have to come back, again and again, to manually arrange the sticky notes.
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)
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).
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)
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.
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!
Pictures in the Android App
Try the sync feature today! You will surely love it.
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)
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.
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:
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.
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
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.
