How to easily merge multiple folders of the same name, using only Windows Explorer.<\/p>\n
You have a folder structure that looks something like this:<\/p>\n
ResultsSet1
\n | Data
\n |Photos
\n |Meta
\n |Location
\nResultsSet2
\n | Data
\n |Photos
\n |Meta
\n |Location
\nResultsSet3
\n | Data
\n |Photos
\n |Meta
\n |Location<\/p>\n
You want to extract and merge just the “Data” folders. Each sub-folder should follow along and also be merged with its brethren. <\/p>\n
1.<\/strong> If your folder structure is inside a .ZIP or .RAR, then extract. Then open up Windows Explorer and go to the top-level view for your target folders.<\/p>\n 2.<\/strong> Make a new empty folder there called “Data”, to sit high among the ResultsSet1, ResultsSet2, ResultsSet3 etc folders.<\/p>\n 3.<\/strong> Keyword-search for “Data” using Windows Explorer, and constrain the search to just your target folders.<\/p>\n 4.<\/strong> Shift-select the results (they should be all the sub-folders named “Data”), then right-click to copy them.<\/p>\n 5.<\/strong> Paste them into the top level of your target folder set. Window will spot the empty “Data” folder you just made, and merge in all the pasted “Data” folders. <\/p>\n You end up with a single amalgamated…<\/p>\n | Data This takes advantage of a Windows 8 feature where copy-pasting folders of the same name will cause an automatic merge operation. This operation will interrupt the user only with a query about replacement of any duplicate files.<\/p>\n Thus there is no need for use of the Windows command-line, Windows PowerShell, 7-Zip or third-party freeware to accomplish such a basic “copy and combine” operation on folders of the same name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" How to easily merge multiple folders of the same name, using only Windows Explorer. You have a folder structure that …<\/p>\n
\n |Photos
\n |Meta
\n |Location<\/p>\n