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source folder:
has folders/files up to 1 year

destination folder:
recurring copying every 3 hours daily.
I want to copy folders/files which is not 2 months older than current.
because of disk space limit.

how do I set the profile?

i have a profile which clones all subfolders under C:\FolderMain
example: C:\FolderMain to E:\NewDir for all these subfolder and files.
\1\.bin
\2\.bin
\3\.bin
\....etc\.bin

I do not want to copy the '.bin' folder.
How do I setup the profile?

Hello, please see the "File Age" filter under Masks & Filters -> File Age and Size in the profile. Make sure you are in Advanced Mode. You can choose whether to apply the filter to files, folders, or both. Please note that folder timestamps are not always updated by Windows or other operating syste...

There are too many folder in the source directory.
How do I just copy the folders which date is not older than 5 days?

I could not fully understand the info at https://www.syncovery.com/documentation/faq/deleting-files-older-than-x-days/ I cannot find the relevant menu on how to set mirror an empty folder to the destination using Exact Mirror Mode could you send some screenshots on how it should looks like? a screen...

tobias wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 24, 2022 7:44 am

Hello,
for deletions and clean-up purposes, Syncovery can only look at file modification dates. Not folders.

Is it OK to look at the file dates instead of the folders? If yes I can send detailed instructions.

Could you send me the details? Or post here?

Yes, appreciated you can send the guide on how to delete older dates folders.

I have used Syncovery to copy folders from network drive to local machine. there are 3 folders updating in daily basis. In order to keep the disk size small, I need to remove the older folders. Can I have details instructions how to set the profile? I saw a short FAQ mention this by using mirror mod...