Hey guys Ive tried to do some searching but not finding much that work for my tiny brain. I have a macro that is changing my life when it comes to backing up files, but theres one particular folder that id like to only copy the latest (date) file (its a backup format) and copy to another folder an…

you guys are amazing. i really need to learn how to use these variables and tokens etc

[image] fcukjerry: Basically a program auto backups to folder X every time a change is made. when i do my backups theres not enough space to copy the entire folder X, so id like to only copy the latest backup file to folder Y, where the last time i backed up, that file would be erased (preferab…

The macro Mirror Mirror has a File option that will backup a file to some other folder and remember the task to make it easy to repeat it on demand.

nah each backup is a single file but its an entire collection so theres no need to copy the previous ones as the whole batch is outdated but thank you

The whole batch is outdated unless the latest copy was corrupted on transfer or something -- but, as I said, it's something that should be mentioned even if you decide it isn't important. I'm cavalier with my own data, but very cautious with other people's :wink:

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ccstone July 7, 2022, 3:55pm 2

Hey Jerry,

Have a look at this topic:

Open the Most Recently Added File in a Specific Folder?

-Chris

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