Copying using the toolbar buttons

The third way of copying files, besides copy-and-paste and drag-and-drop, is to use the Copy Files and Move buttons on the toolbar.

These buttons make use of the source and destination concept. Selected files will be copied or moved from the current source folder to the current destination - or, if there is no current destination folder, Opus will prompt you to select the destination folder.

Copy Files

The drop-down menu attached to the Copy Files button contains the following file copy commands:

• Copy Files: Copy selected files and folders to the destination folder.

• Copy As: Lets you enter new filenames or provide a wildcard pattern to rename files as they are copied

• Duplicate: Makes copies (duplicates) of selected files in the same folder.

• Duplicate to Dated Names: Makes copies of selected files with the current date appended to their names.

• Update All: Updates all files. Only files that don't exist in the destination, or exist but are newer, will be copied. See Copying Updated Files for more information.

• Update Existing: Updates existing files. Only files that already exist in the destination and are newer will be copied. See Copying Updated Files for more information.

• Create Shortcuts: Creates shortcuts in the destination folder (.lnk) that point to the selected files. See Making Links and Junctions for more information.

• Create Advanced Links: Creates junctions and softlinks in the destination folder that point to the selected files. See Making Links and Junctions for more information.

• Send To: This displays the standard system Send To menu that lets you send selected files to various locations.

• Enable Copy Filter: Turns on the recursive filter, which lets you selectively copy the contents of sub-folders.

• Copy Settings: Opens the Copying Files Preferences page.

Move

The drop-down menu attached to the Move button contains the following commands:

• Move: Move selected files and folders to the destination.

• Move As: Enter new filenames or a wildcard pattern to rename files as they are moved.

• Move into Dated Folder: Creates a folder with the current date as its name, and moves selected files and folders into it.

More:

Using Wildcards when Copying