Sync only folders

[svnkn]

Hey folks!
Is it possible to sync only the folders without the subfolders or files?
I already tried different exclude phrases, but didn’t get it to work.

Thank you for your help!

[Zenju]

https://freefilesync.org/manual.php?topic=exclude-files
Exclude:

All subdirectories of the base directories *\

[svnkn]

https://freefilesync.org/manual.php?topic=exclude-files
Exclude:

All subdirectories of the base directories *\

That didn't work for me.
I want the following:

==> Source Folder Example

        - Folder 1
            /File 1.txt
            /Folder 1.1/File 2.pdf
            /Folder 1.2
           
        - Folder 2
            /File 3.png
            /Folder 2.1/File 4   
       
        - File 5.pdf
        - File 6.png


==> Sync Folder

        - Folder 1
        - Folder 2


The exclude code

*\


Did the following:

        - File 5.pdf
        - File 6.png


[xCSxXenon]

So you don't want any files to sync? Just the directory names?

[svnkn]

Exactly!

[Backitup]

You can try the following: Xcopy with the /T switch

/T Creates directory structure, but does not copy files. Does not
include empty directories or subdirectories. /T /E includes
empty directories and subdirectories.

Not tested by me.

[svnkn]

You can try the following: Xcopy with the /T switch

/T Creates directory structure, but does not copy files. Does not
include empty directories or subdirectories. /T /E includes
empty directories and subdirectories.

Not tested by me.

Can I trigger this on folder creation?

[xCSxXenon]

You could use RTS to monitor the directory and run that command upon any changes.

[Zenju]

I want the following:

==> Source Folder Example

        - Folder 1
            /File 1.txt
            /Folder 1.1/File 2.pdf
            /Folder 1.2
           
        - Folder 2
            /File 3.png
            /Folder 2.1/File 4   
       
        - File 5.pdf
        - File 6.png


==> Sync Folder

        - Folder 1
        - Folder 2


Use ?*\?* as exclude filter to get rid of items in sub folders.
?* means "one or more" characters.

To get rid of the files in base folders, you can use an include filter of ?*\ (folders only) or an exclude filter of *: (files only, requires FreeFileSync 11.24).

See (updated): https://freefilesync.org/manual.php?topic=exclude-files