To organize your files and folders on your hard drive, use the File & Folder Manager.
When you Copy, Writers Project Organizer copies the folder and all subfolders to the destination you have selected. When you have checked one of the Move buttons, Writers Project Organizer will physically move the file, or folder, to include all subfolders, into the selected directory.
If those files or folders you have selected are already stored in Writers Project Organizer’s database, click on the Save Changes. Writers Project Organizer will crawl through its database in search of those files, change the path and save it to the database.
Differences between 'TO' and 'INTO':
In the screenshot above, all files and folders in 'C:\Holds\SPPD' will be copied into the destination 'D:\Writing\References'. The end result will appear as: 'D:\Writing\References\SPPD'.
When you click onto INTO, the topmost folder to be copied or moved, in this case SPPD, will be copied, or moved into the destination directory. The end result will appear as 'D:\Writing\References'. All those files which were in SPPD are now in the 'Reference' subdirectory.
If you have clicked on Save Changes, those changes have been saved to the database. Writers Project Organizer will still be able to work with and open those files that have been moved or copied and you will not have to search your hard drive to reenter them into the program.
COPY TO:
COPY INTO:
Notice the difference in the destination path.
With Copy To, you are attaching the folder onto the destination path.
With Copy Into, you are copying the folder into the destination path.
The same process applies for MOVE. When you use MOVE, all files and subfolders will be moved to the destination.
All subfolders and files will also be copied, or moved, and will remain in the respective folders.
TIP: If you're still not sure whether you want to use IN or INTO, create a sample folder and copy your files to it. Do not click on the 'Save changes' box. After performing the operation, use the Windows Explorer to inspect the destination folder. If the changes are satisfactory, delete your sample folder and perform the operation again, into the correct folder. If you want Writers Project Organizer to remember the changes, you will have to click on the 'Save changes' box.
EXAMPLE: The destination folder is 'C:\MyNovels\A Good Novel'. Your novel, as registered in Writers Project Organizer is in the 'C:\Writings\Books\A Better Novel' directory. Using the File & Folder manager, select the 'A Good Novel' directory/folder by clicking on the 'From' button. Click on the 'To' button and select the 'C:\Writings\Books\A Better Novel' directory.
Use the copy or move INTO command to move or copy your files into the destination folder/directory, keeping the same structure you had in the previous folder/directory.
This function is practical when changing the name of the manuscript and you want to rename the folder/directory where it is located to the name of the manuscript, and still keep the links intact within Writers Project Organizer.
To keep those links intact, you must click on the 'Save changes' checkbox. It can be a time consuming process, depending on how many files you have linked to the manuscript, as Writers Project Organizer crawls through the database and checks every link.
