Deleting main folder option? about choeazycopy

[Cinchoo]

Robocopy only offers those 2 options

/mov	Moves files, and deletes them from the source after they are copied.
/move	Moves files and directories, and deletes them from the source after they are copied.

If your req not fall into these categories, you can add your custom scripts in Postcommands

[Thundros]

@Cinchoo : What commands would I use to prevent the deletion of the main folder but delete everything else inside that folder?

[Cinchoo]

you can use

del /S C:\Path\to\directory\*

[Thundros]

@Cinchoo : Is there a way I can automate the directory instead of having to put it in every time I want to keep the main folder from being deleted? Thanks!

[Cinchoo]

Afraid not.

[Thundros]

@Cinchoo : is there a way to pass parameters to your program with another program?

[Cinchoo]

No. Can u brief how are you planning automate?

[Thundros]

Well I was just gonna pass the line you showed me above into EazyCopy with my own program in order to automate which main directory needs to be preserved.. But truth be told, this would be much easier if I could just automate choosing whether or not EazyCopy deletes my main directory along WITH all folders & files contained within it.

[Cinchoo]

Well, in this case you can run the delete folder command from your program right after robocopy completes its operation.

[Thundros]

Who else thinks this should be a feature? <3 I LOVE this program & use it EVERY day & only wish to see it grow!

[Cinchoo]

Hi, put enhancement to the tool to pre and post commands parametrizable with src / dest directories using {{SRC_DIR}} / {{DEST_DIR}} tokens respectively. Let me know this helps.

[Thundros]

@Cinchoo How do I activate this option? Thank you!

[Cinchoo]

this is how you can use these tokens in pre/post commands

del /S {{SRC_DIR}}/*

[Cinchoo]

Here is the screenshot how to do it