Select the plugin to use
On the main screen of the watchDirectory Control Center, press CTRL+N (or use the "File" -> "New" menu) to create a new task.
What do you want to do?
WatchDirectory has several "plugins" that can automate different file processing tasks. In this tour we will configure
the Automatically Copy Files plugin.
This plugin is used to copy, or move, new and changed files from a monitored directory to a new destination folder.
What to do on the "Select the plugin to use" window
- Select the entry named "Automatically copy new and changed files to other locations" from the list of plugins.
- Press the button labeled Next to continue to the next step.
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0. Introduction
1. Select the Plugin to use
2. Configure the Plugin
3. Directory to monitor for changes
4. Directories to exclude from monitoring
5. Files that Trigger Events
6. Monitoring Method to use
7. Events to enable
8. The Scheduler
9. Other Options
10. Task Name
11. How to Run