- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder3
File 3
- Folder 4
- Folder 5
File 5
You also have two Backup folders:
- Backup 1
Backup 2
Now you set up Folder 1 as the monitored folder by writing riles for it.
Your write the following rules:
"Rule 1: Go into sub-folders"
- If all of the following conditions are met
- Kind is Folder
- Do the following to the matched file or folder:
- Run rules on folder contents
Rule 2: Copy files to Backup 1 and Backup 2
- If all of the following conditions are met
- Any File
- Do the following to the matched file or folder:
- Copy to folder: Backup 1 - Options: Copy folder structure from monitored folder
- Copy to folder: Backup 2 - Options: Copy folder structure from monitored folder
The result of the two copy commands should give the same folder hierarchy in the Backup folders.
Unfortunately it seems that the first copy commend CHANGES THE MONITORED FOLDER from File 1 to nothing, or just simply ignores the option to Copy folder structure from monitored folder.
The result of running the rule is thus:
- Backup 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
File 3
- Folder 4
- Folder 5
File 5
- Backup 2
File 3
File 5
Also to note: if the option selected is "copy folder structure from root" then the folder structure is indeed copied, except that the root becomes the destination drive, and not the source drive. In other words, the root is different depending on the order of the rules. To test it, make sure the Backup folders are on a different drive from the source and run the rules firstly this way:
Copy to folder: Backup 1 - Options: Copy folder structure from monitored folder
Copy to folder: Backup 2 - Options: Copy folder structure from root
Then run the rules this way:
Copy to folder: Backup 2 - Options: Copy folder structure from root
Copy to folder: Backup 1 - Options: Copy folder structure from monitored folder
The result should be the same - but it is not!