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Create multiple compressed .zip files simultaneously at different locations in Windows

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.

If you still haven’t read it, here is the post:

Selectively pick files from multiple folders and compress them into a single zip file using Copywhiz

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)
Several more hidden nuggets designed to make your file-copy task easier.

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.

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Automatically rename existing (destination) files on conflict when copying files in Windows

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)
Several more hidden nuggets designed to make your file-copy task easier.

Using Copywhiz

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.”

For tutorial videos, check out this page.

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Learn more about Copywhiz. Download the free trial from here.

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Automatically arrange memoboard sticky notes at Windows PC startup

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

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.
Here is a short video depicting this feature:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVoNU-88Btw
For more tutorial videos, check out this page.
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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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Learn more about Copywhiz. Download the free trial from here.

Have a good day!

Thanks for reading till the end :)

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.

For more tutorial videos, check out this page.

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Learn more about Copywhiz. Download the free trial from here.

Check out our other cool products.

Have a good day!

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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.

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!

For tutorial videos, check out this page.

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Learn more about Copywhiz. Download the free trial from here.

Have a good day.

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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.