Filter Rules

Narrow a copy by size, modified date, and name pattern — from the Copy tab's Filter dialog or the bcp CLI.

Overview

Filters control which files a copy includes, so you can target just the files you want without restructuring the source. Open the Filter… dialog from the Copy tab to set criteria for the next job.

Criteria

Filter on any combination of:

  • Size — a minimum and/or maximum file size.
  • Modified date — only files changed since a given date.
  • Name / extension — include or exclude by name pattern or extension.

The headless CLI exposes the size and date filters directly: bcp copy C:\Logs --dest D:\Keep --min-size 1m --newer-than 7d.

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Command-Line Interface

bcp.exe — a headless, scriptable copy/move CLI with real exit codes that Task Scheduler and scripts can depend on.