Copying movie files
Choosing what to take on a trip is a job for the catalog, not for Explorer. Pick the movies in the list, and the program copies their video files wherever you point it.
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- Choose the source: All movies or Selected only. Series are handled as well, with their episode files.
- Choose the destination drive. Show all available drives reveals drives the program hides by default; the free space on the target is shown so you know whether it will fit.
- Decide about folders: Create a folder with a Title puts each film in its own folder named after it, and Use the same folder name keeps the folder structure the files already have.
- Start the copy. Progress and the estimated time remaining are shown.
Only movies with a filled-in Local path can be copied — there is nothing to copy for a disc on a shelf. If the list comes up empty, that is why.
Combine it with a filter: switch on , select everything, and copy the unwatched films to the tablet. Or select a season of a series and take that. Renaming the files first with a template means they arrive on the device with readable names.
Other ways to take the collection with you
- A playlist instead of copies, if the device can reach the files over the network.
- The catalog itself, without the video, on a phone — the mobile export in Exporting.
Free to try. Catalog up to 100 movies at no cost, forever.