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    window 7 professional
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    select/search multiple files, copy and paste to a new folder


    I have a list of 1000 files names. Need to find them in one folder which has 5000+ files in it. Any possible way to highlight those files from my list so I can copy paste to a new folder?
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  2. Posts : 934
    Windows 8.1 ; Windows 7 x86 (Dec2008-Jan2013)
       #2

    That is an easy task for a batch file, if your list of 1000 files names can be saved in a txt file with every file name on separate line. Something like this:
    Code:
    Report_23.docx
    Presentation45.ppt
    Diagram_67.xls
    Then save this list to txt file; rename it to list.txt and put in your folder of 5000 files.

    Download and extract a script in attachment. Start that script "ZZZZ_script.bat" AS ADMINISTRATOR , in the same folder of 5000 files. It will open your list.txt file(which should be there already) and will start searching for files and making copies to C:\your_files folder, which is predefined in that script.
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    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #3

    Subdirectories


    This is so awesome, thank you. Any way, however, to edit the script to search within the sub-directories in that folder for the contents in the list.txt?
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    Windows 8.1 ; Windows 7 x86 (Dec2008-Jan2013)
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    jphotonica said:
    This is so awesome, thank you. Any way, however, to edit the script to search within the sub-directories in that folder for the contents in the list.txt?
    A little bit late for reply, but here you are.
    Version with the search in subfolders.
    select/search multiple files, copy and paste to a new folder Attached Files
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    64bit
       #5

    I have a similar task, I need to create batch that will look in a folder that contains a 1000+ files and need it to highlight or do something so i can be able to distgunish which key words from the file actually exist in the folder, the files that exist are based on key words "the key words are numbers", each file in the folder contains these keywords and on each file name the key words are indexed at 0-3 from left to right, so its the first four characters. and i have them saved in a txt one per line
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    Victoria
       #6

    Thank you for such as awesome script
    Neutron16. Would it be possible to please explain how would I make this script save the images which are missing in a txt.

    Any help is greatly appreciated

    Thanks
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #7

    Neutron16 said:
    That is an easy task for a batch file, if your list of 1000 files names can be saved in a txt file with every file name on separate line. Something like this:
    Code:
    Report_23.docx
    Presentation45.ppt
    Diagram_67.xls
    Then save this list to txt file; rename it to list.txt and put in your folder of 5000 files.

    Download and extract a script in attachment. Start that script "ZZZZ_script.bat" AS ADMINISTRATOR , in the same folder of 5000 files. It will open your list.txt file(which should be there already) and will start searching for files and making copies to C:\your_files folder, which is predefined in that script.
    How do I fnd the original ZZZZ_script.bat I only see version 2 with sub directories?? Please and thank you.
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  8. Posts : 934
    Windows 8.1 ; Windows 7 x86 (Dec2008-Jan2013)
       #8

    rottengman, I would rather look for existing software that can do that.

    simpledude, sorry, I didn't get your question. If your file is not in the "list.txt", script won't copy it to the folder.

    tipsykid68, please see attachment
    select/search multiple files, copy and paste to a new folder Attached Files
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    Windows XP
       #9

    If I want to change destination folder from C:\ to D:\ or another ... How should I do?


    Please Please
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  10. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Home
       #10

    Thanks a lot this is what i was looking for and its working
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