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howto:automatically_scan_folders [2014/02/25 11:19] lupo73 [How to automatically scan folders] |
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This tutorial describes how to use DropIt to automatically scan defined folders at a time interval and process their content. | This tutorial describes how to use DropIt to automatically scan defined folders at a time interval and process their content. | ||
- | DropIt can be considered as a //"Personal Assistant to automatically manage files"// and the reason is the ''Folder Monitoring'' feature from Options (''Monitoring'' tab). | + | DropIt can be considered as a //"Personal Assistant to automatically manage files"// and the reason is the ''Folder Monitoring'' feature, available from Options (''Monitoring'' tab). |
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* If you want to ignore files during download/creation/editing, you can select "Ignore files if their size is changed after loading" from Options (''Main'' tab). Note that it works only if the file size changes during its process. | * If you want to ignore files during download/creation/editing, you can select "Ignore files if their size is changed after loading" from Options (''Main'' tab). Note that it works only if the file size changes during its process. | ||
- | * If you want to ignore monitored subfolders, you can select "Always process folders and not scan them" from Options (''Main'' tab) and add the following association (do not create other associations for folders): | + | * If you want to ignore subfolders of monitored folders, you can select "Always process folders and not scan them" from Options (''Main'' tab) and add the following association as __the only one for folders__: |
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