I want to copy a couple hundred folders all called "Output" and reside inside a dated folder, but don't want to copy any other items from within that dated folder (example below):
ClientA_03102024
Capture
Selects
Output
Trash
How do I copy *just* the parent folder and the Output folder to an external drive? The other folders have large files I don't want, and I need to file organization of the parent folder names
You won't be doing this via the Finder, but you can from the Terminal using the rsync command. I just tested the following from my Desktop to a mounted USB stick and it copied ClientA_03102024 and the single Output subfolder to the external drive. The client folder is on my Desktop.
rsync -avz --include='Output/' --exclude={'Selects/','Trash/','Capture/'} ClientA_03102024 /Volumes/STUFF/
Result:
Is this what you are attempting to achieve?
Tested: macOS Sonoma 14.4, but should work the same on Monterey.
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Copy multiple folders with the same named keeping the same folder structure