Prevent Filebot from removing empty folders

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crosschk
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Prevent Filebot from removing empty folders

Post by crosschk »

Hello,

I am using Filebot 4.7 (upgraded yesterday) on Ubuntu 15.10.

Filebot runs fine

I guess one of the new features, new for me for me anyway, removes folders when they are empty. I use a "staging" folder and would like this folder to stay after all the files are moved out. Is there a quick way to do this? Something to add to the preset string that will prevent folder removal?
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Re: Prevent Filebot from removing empty folders

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What is the full path of the input folder? What is the format you're using?

The number of folder levels that are deleted is limited to the number of folder levels your format creates. If you use an absolute path as format then this limit won't help you.

The easiest workaround is probably just adding a hidden file to that "staging" folder. If the folder is not empty, filebot will not delete it.
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crosschk
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Re: Prevent Filebot from removing empty folders

Post by crosschk »

I'll use the hidden item fix. Thank you
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