UiPath | How to Copy/Move files from a folder to another | Tutorial

In this guide, you'll learn how to copy and move files from one directory to another directory. First copy one specific file, then copy all files and finally only copy some of the files.
00:30 Copy/Move File
01:03 Copy/Move one specific file
01:09 Create folder variables
02:43 Copy/Move all files in a folder to another folder
04:05 Copy/Move files of specific type
04:44 Copy/Move files of two specific types (concat)
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[@RamaKrishna-tw4ol]

Hi Sir....i am from India 🇮🇳...i really like the way you explain concept in simple manner.... Actually I am new this Ur videos are really helpful for me to gain the knowledge in Ui path. Keep continue like this. Thank you sir 💐 Kee

[@andersjensenorg]

Hey Rama Krishna. Thanks a lot 😊 Have a great day. You're more than welcome at my Discord, where we're 5800+ RPA developers networking and solving problems: kzbin.info/www/bejne/roipq2CJbpuLfdE Kind regards, Anders

[@sikoraadam]

Thank you so much for this tutorial, its easier to understand than from uipath academy, i told you already about it under another video, but every tutorial from you are like this! keep it up!

[@andersjensenorg]

Hey Adam! Wow, thanks a lot 😊 I'm so happy that you take your time making these comments. Let me know how your UiPath journey goes along the way. Kind regards, Anders

[@Mahesh-ye8sh]

I have started viewing your videos recently and honestly i loved the way you explain things. Appreciate your efforts keep posting !

[@andersjensenorg]

Thanks for the very kind words 🙂 If you think, I can improve the videoes in any ways (small or big things), just let me know.

[@kashyap9853u]

How to copy dynamic folder

[@devakinandan23]

Best Tutorial on Youtueb

[@andersjensenorg]

Haha, thank you so much 😍🙌🙏 Kind regards, Anders

[@mdhidayat5706]

Thank you Anders, another handy video used in my production 😁

[@andersjensenorg]

Hey Md - I'm so glad to hear 🙌😊

[@nightowlmusic3905]

hi Anders, how to specify exact filename you want in the expression editor ? im not meaning pdf or xlsx , just filename

[@andersjensenorg]

Hey Nightowl. Thanks for the question and sorry for the late reply. At the moment, I’m on paternity leave, meaning I don’t produce videos and solve problems until the 23rd of August. Feel free to post the problem at my Discord, where many bright automation minds are gathered: kzbin.info/door/Pdtz4gd_iYebJFYq9N8pWAcommunity?lb=UgxD1Qe9lWKL1I7HyAJ4AaABCQ Kind regards, Anders

[@deepakrevidagar4275]

Thanks man.. It's a good tutorial , it helped me a lot☺😇☺😇

[@andersjensenorg]

Hey deepak. Thanks a lot :) Let me know, if you have any questions in the future and you're very welcome at the Discord: kzbin.info/door/Pdtz4gd_iYebJFYq9N8pWAcommunity?lb=UgxD1Qe9lWKL1I7HyAJ4AaABCQ Kind regards, Anders

[@DiegoGrimon]

Excellent tutorial. How would I go about creating a folder for each type of file before moving it and placing it in the respective folder ?

[@andersjensenorg]

Hey Diego. Check this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaGYi6p8gMubY5I (1:32:02) it will solve exactly that 😊 Let me know if you have any problems. Kind regards, Anders

[@DiegoGrimon]

@@andersjensenorg thank you very much ! I'm starting to study UiPath and Automations Anywere tools to perform ETL processing. Your videos will be of great help ! Strong hug from Brazil.

[@andersjensenorg]

@@DiegoGrimon Thank you so much for these nice messages, Diego. They make my day :)

[@tabassummansuri7998]

You are superb.I jst want to know what if i want to paste all files from source to destination folder but only .pdf file in a separate folder

[@andersjensenorg]

Hey Tabassum Mansuri Thanks for writing. I'm getting more than 40 questions/comments every day and having difficulty answering everyone (I try my best). I've created my UiPath Groups, where we all can post and solve problems or hang out around our favorite tool, UiPath. So you're very welcome. Get the addresses here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWfbnnqcerFjbas Have a great day. Kind regards, Anders

[@verygood5377]

Thank you Anders

[@andersjensenorg]

Hey V Cheng. Thanks for letting me know, it helps me a lot 😊 Have a great weekend. Kind regards, Anders

[@faustovelasco8995]

is it possible to move a files from a C:\ location to a Sharepoint folder using this activities?

[@andersjensenorg]

Hey fausto. Yes, either as you would do as a human or by an API. Kind regards, Anders

[@re-upapp215]

Is it possible to extend that "*.docx" argument to the file name if you want to save the files to different folders based on the name? Please share any other videos they may help with that because I'm trying to download files from an SFTP and save them to different local/share folders based on the file naming convention.

[@andersjensenorg]

Thanks for writing 😊 I'm getting more than 50 messages daily. While I read all of them, I can’t reply to everyone 😔 But I’ve created an RPA/Automation community where we’re 13,000+ RPA Developers helping each other with solutions and our careers. Here’s the video on how to join (the invitation link is in the video description): kzbin.info/www/bejne/roipq2CJbpuLfdE Kind regards, Anders

[@robinsonrex1280]

Hi, DO you have a video on FTP file download. THanks.

[@andersjensenorg]

Hey ROBINSONREX1 Thanks for writing. I'm getting more than 40 questions/comments every day and having difficulty answering everyone (I try my best). I've created my UiPath Groups, where we all can post and solve problems or hang out around our favorite tool, UiPath. So you're very welcome. Get the addresses here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWfbnnqcerFjbas Have a great day. Kind regards, Anders

[@alanprakash456]

In my folder which contain 1000pdf file and i want to move only 200of these to a new folder how can i do it pls reply

[@andersjensenorg]

Hey alan prakash Thanks for writing. I'm getting more than 40 questions/comments every day and having difficulty answering everyone (I try my best). I've created my UiPath Groups, where we all can post and solve problems or hang out around our favorite tool, UiPath. So you're very welcome. Get the addresses here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWfbnnqcerFjbas Have a great day. Kind regards, Anders

[@bhaveshparihar50]

great work

[@andersjensenorg]

You're very welcome, bhavesh parihar - your support helps me a lot 😍

[@sidah6311]

How can we move files according to the names to different folders. example abc2010 ,xyz2010 in one folder and asd2011,qaz2011 in other folder

[@andersjensenorg]

Hey Sid Ah Thanks for writing. I'm getting more than 40 questions/comments every day and having difficulty answering everyone (I try my best). I've created my UiPath Groups, where we all can post and solve problems or hang out around our favorite tool, UiPath. So you're very welcome. Get the addresses here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWfbnnqcerFjbas Have a great day. Kind regards, Anders

[@jam05eun]

Hi Anders, what should be the code if I want to move files based on their file names and not by file type?

[@andersjensenorg]

Hey jam05eun. You need to put in the file name instead of "*.txt" meaning that if you have the complete filename your can use: Directory.GetFiles("C:\Documents, "YourFileName", SearchOption.AllDirectories) and if you only want to look at the beginning use "Your*". Does that make sense? Kind regards, Anders

[@jam05eun]

@@andersjensenorg thank you!! it works, as always :)

[@andersjensenorg]

Awesome 😎

[@quiapoeugene5660]

So fast. But it's ok. It helps a lot❤️❤️❤️

[@andersjensenorg]

Hey Quiapo, thanks a lot and regarding the speed, I'll slow a bit down 😊 Have a great day. Kind regards, Anders

[@cxtgb5313]

How to move file or certain file name but has different cases (Test, teSt, TEST)

[@andersjensenorg]

Hey Cxt. Thanks for the question. At the moment, I’m on paternity leave, meaning I don’t produce videos and solve problems until the 26th of August. Feel free to post the problem at my Discord, where many bright automation minds are gathered: kzbin.info/door/Pdtz4gd_iYebJFYq9N8pWAcommunity?lb=UgxD1Qe9lWKL1I7HyAJ4AaABCQ Kind regards, Anders

[@md.moniruzzamankhan3296]

can you please show how to copy multiple files. specially destination path

[@andersjensenorg]

Hey Md. Moniruzzaman Khan Thanks for writing. I'm getting more than 40 questions/comments every day and having difficulty answering everyone (I try my best). I've created my UiPath Groups, where we all can post and solve problems or hang out around our favorite tool, UiPath. So you're very welcome. Get the addresses here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWfbnnqcerFjbas Have a great day. Kind regards, Anders

[@erbar6119]

hi! how can i rename worksheet based on its file name, and i have multiple files to convert?

[@andersjensenorg]

Hey Er. Thanks for the question. At the moment, I’m on paternity leave, meaning I don’t produce videos and solve problems until the 23rd of August. Feel free to post the problem at my Discord, where many bright automation minds are gathered: kzbin.info/door/Pdtz4gd_iYebJFYq9N8pWAcommunity?lb=UgxD1Qe9lWKL1I7HyAJ4AaABCQ Kind regards, Anders

[@erbar6119]

@@andersjensenorg tks for your reply and congrats!

[@threefingers]

Hi it doesn't seem to work for copy as it says is a directory and not a file

[@andersjensenorg]

Hey threefingers. Thanks for the question and sorry for the late reply. At the moment, I’m on paternity leave, meaning I don’t produce videos and solve problems until the 23rd of August. Feel free to post the problem at my Discord, where many bright automation minds are gathered: kzbin.info/door/Pdtz4gd_iYebJFYq9N8pWAcommunity?lb=UgxD1Qe9lWKL1I7HyAJ4AaABCQ Kind regards, Anders

[@nigelmoxie6982]

Hi Anders, How do you copy files from your local to lets say a remote shared drive/server? I have tried \\servername\folder or even a mapped drive X:\ does not seem to work.

[@andersjensenorg]

Hey Nigel. Can you go to file explorer of the folder you want to copy from and then up to the adress in the top, mark it, copy it and use it. That approach always work 🙂 Kind regards, Anders

[@vicdiabolovic]

When you do it with "copy" you get an error "...is a directory not a file", what do we do in this case?

[@andersjensenorg]

Hey Victor. Sure. Change the setting from folder to file 🙂 Kind regards, Anders

[@rovshenereshov4603]

Can you show Copy/Move files on Studio X? and little bit slower :)

[@andersjensenorg]

Hey Rovshen Ereshov Thanks for writing. I'm getting more than 40 questions/comments every day and having difficulty answering everyone (I try my best). I've created my UiPath Groups, where we all can post and solve problems or hang out around our favorite tool, UiPath. So you're very welcome. Get the addresses here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWfbnnqcerFjbas Have a great day. Kind regards, Anders

[@REgamesplayer]

The given path is not supported.

[@andersjensenorg]

Hey REgamesplayer, can you be a bit more specific? Kind regards, Anders