Filter a range of files?
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Is there a way to make a filter which will filter a range of files by name? I have a sync to do which would be split across two removable drives. I want to place files with names starting 0-9, a-m on one drive, and n-z on another. I don't want to create 36 includes across two sync definitions if I can avoid this.
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Unfortunately the FFS In- and Exclude Filter does not support self defined ranges, like you could do with e.g. a regular expression.
But, you only need to create 13 entries, the [n-z] range.
For your first sync (the [0-9] and [a-m] range) you create the [n-z] range entries in the Exclude Filter list.
For your second sync (the [n-z] range) you copy the [n-z] range entries from the exclude list of your first sync and paste it into the Include Filter list of your second sync and delete the default entry * (=everything) from that second's sync include list.
But, you only need to create 13 entries, the [n-z] range.
For your first sync (the [0-9] and [a-m] range) you create the [n-z] range entries in the Exclude Filter list.
For your second sync (the [n-z] range) you copy the [n-z] range entries from the exclude list of your first sync and paste it into the Include Filter list of your second sync and delete the default entry * (=everything) from that second's sync include list.
