Before we discuss this, do you know that your WhizFolder files are separate files like any other application files on your disk? If you understand this concept, please read this article. Otherwise, first read the concept in What are WhizFolder files.
When you create a new file, WhizFolders always asks you for a file name. It selects the location Documents by default but there is no reason why you can’t change it. If you have not been paying attention, perhaps, all your files are ending up in Documents.
You might want to move over all your files to a new location, for example, a Dropbox folder. Here are some tips on moving them.
Tips for moving your files:
Simple case: I am assuming a simple case where you have determined that all your files are in Documents and you want to move them.
- Make sure that WhizFolders is not running or does not have any files open.
- Open Documents in Windows File Manager
- Make sure that you are seeing the files list in details mode (View–Details menu)
- Click on the column heading “Type” so that all WhizFolder files appear together in the list.
- Select them all using standard Windows keys.
- Right-click and Copy to clipboard. (don’t use Cut unless you are an advanced user already)
- Go to the desired target folder in File Manager where you want to put the files.
- Right-click in the folder contents (right-pane) and do a paste.
- A Windows Copy operation starts. If there are any errors (for example, if the file is open in WhizFolders or there is not enough disk space), correct the situation and try a paste again.
- Once you are sure that all the files are copied properly, you can now update the List of Files in WhizFolders. Here are the steps.
- Start WhizFolders and click on the List of Files tab.
- Select all the file names that are pointing to the old location.
- Right-click and do “Remove from List.” This merely removes the old location file name entries from the list.
- Right-click and do “Add an existing file.” A file open dialog comes up. Go to your new folder where you copied all your files above. Select all those file names in the file open dialog and then click open.
- Your list is now updated to point to the new location for all those files. Open a few files from the list to see that the new documents are opening correctly.
- Once you have updated and verified the List of Files as described above, you can now take a safe backup copy of your old files in the old location and then delete them.
Not so simple case:? What if your files are scattered over several file system folders and you want to move them all to one place?
For this, Windows Search Files operation can be useful. Chances are, if you have created files in many locations, you are already an advanced user of File Manager and you can do the moves yourself.