file managementfile-transferwindows 8windows-explorer
The new windows 8 file explorer copying is great. I can setup multiple copying tasks. They appear in a single window and I am able to pause them.
Is there a way to have the copying only occur one at a time and when complete to progress the next one?
Currently I have to setup the file copy and pause subsequent ones, then unpause the next one when I notice the current one finishes.
I am only asking about a way to queue the file explorer coping and not use alternative tools like robocopy.
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Monitors source, and runs again in M minutes if changes are detected.
As it accepts only minutes as argument, I guess you can't force it to run more often. You could however, run it using a batch file and let the timing & looping occur in the batch-file or in scheduled tasks rather than within robocopy.
There is a bug which prevents you making the changes you want in the way you have described.
I've tested the workaround below with a Firefox shortcut. It should work for Chrome shortcuts as well.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with Microsoft Windows 7 including Microsoft Windows 7 with Service Pack 1.
WORKAROUND
The issue can be alleviated by manually editing the shortcut URL in a text editor such as notepad.exe. Simply copy and paste the desired setting i.e. Description Field, Notes fields and Ratings Field.
DESCRIPTION FIELD
[{5CBF2787-48CF-4208-B90E-EE5E5D420294}] Prop21=31,<<< Add Description Field Text Here >>>For the Description and Notes Fields the text will need to be manually edited. The Description field outlined in Indigo in the image above. To add description text, start to the right of the comma after "Prop21-31" (replacing <<< Add Description Field Text Here >>> highlighted in Red in the image above with the desired text).
NOTES FIELD
[{B9B4B3FC-2B51-4A42-B5D8-324146AFCF25}] Prop5=31,<<< Add Notes Field Text Here >>>Likewise, the Notes Field outlined in Green in the image above will also need to be manually edited. To add text to the Notes field, start to the right of the comma after "prop5=31," (replacing <<< Add Notes Field Text Here >>> highlighted in Red in the image above with the desired text).
For Star Ratings, all that is needed is to copy and paste the desired value i.e. 1 star, 2 star, 3 star, 4 star and 5 star
(Note: a 5 star rating was copied in the sample image above).
1 Star:
[{64440492-4C8B-11D1-8B70-080036B11A03}] Prop9=19,12 Star:
[{64440492-4C8B-11D1-8B70-080036B11A03}] Prop9=19,253 Star:
[{64440492-4C8B-11D1-8B70-080036B11A03}] Prop9=19,504 Star:
[{64440492-4C8B-11D1-8B70-080036B11A03}] Prop9=19,755 Star:
[{64440492-4C8B-11D1-8B70-080036B11A03}] Prop9=19,99
Replace the shortcut file with the edited file:
Take care not to delete existing lines but just add the new ones you require.
Best Answer
Unfortunately the default windows copying doesn't have a queuing process.
You can check here for more details. You will find many third party applications for this purpose (TeraCopy). You can use any one of them. But this is a nice to have feature in the current edition of WIndows 8 where you have a checkbox which says "Queue copying" or something similar.