Seach subfolders

Questions & Suggestions
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Hi all,

This might be a basic question. But I’m creating a macro that moves folder/files with a specific name from a specific folder.

How do I tell Keyboard Maestro to not only search the folder itself, but also search subfolders and their subfolders?

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Hey Martin,

Actually that's not quite as basic a question as it seems, so don't feel bad for having to ask.

Here's how I'd do it with KM;

Find and Copy Files { Recursive }.kmmacros (3.1 KB)

Matches means match with a regular expression. If you'll be more specific about what you're trying to find I'll write you a regex to do the job.

To perform this task you can also use the shell, AppleScript, or a combination of the two.

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Best Regards,
Chris

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Fantastic. Thanks for a quick replay.

Is there also a way to keep the folder structure? instead of only moving the files itself?

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Hey Martin,

Yes, but you can't do this easily with Keyboard Maestro. The easiest way is probably to use the shell and rsync.

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Best Regards,
Chris

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Fair enough. Thx anyway!