Copy Files & Folders

Copies files and folders to the specified directory.

Description

Optionally, you may add comments here describing the purpose of this element.

Path

Choose the path for the source files or directory.
APPLICATION DATA PATH - Program subfolder in Application Data folder.
CDROM PATH - CD or DVD drive.
CUSTOM PATH - The path must be defined in the filename control.
INSTALL PATH - Default installation path.
SETUP FILE PATH - The path where setup executable file is run.
SYSTEM PATH - Windows system directory.
TEMPORARY PATH - Windows temporary directory.
WINDOWS PATH - Windows directory.

Filename or Wildcard

You may specify the name or the wildcard for copying files or directories. You should to specify a full path if you selected CUSTOM PATH.

*.* 
myfolder\*.dat

Recursive Search

Checked => enable the recursive search in all subdirectories.

Seek Files Only

Checked => use the specified wildcard for seeking the files only.

Destination folder

Choose the destination path where files and folders will be copied.
APPLICATION DATA PATH - Program subfolder in Application Data folder.
CDROM PATH - CD or DVD drive.
CUSTOM PATH - The path must be defined in the filename control.
INSTALL PATH - Default installation path.
SETUP FILE PATH - The path where setup executable file is run.
SYSTEM PATH - Windows system directory.
TEMPORARY PATH - Windows temporary directory.
WINDOWS PATH - Windows directory.

Custom Path

Here you can specify any destination path, if CUSTOM PATH is selected in the Destination folder field.

If File Exists in Destination

What should be done if a file being installed already exists on user's hard drive.
Skip - do not extract the file.
Overwrite - overwrite the existing file.
Overwrite if newer - overwrite the file only if the file is newer or has a later version than the already existing one.
Ask - prompt the user to select an appropriate action.
Ask if newer - request directions from user only if the file is newer or has a later version than the already existing one. Otherwise, the file will be skipped.
Notice! If a file must be updated but is locked by the system or by other applications, at the end of installation, the user will be asked to reboot the computer. Such files will be updated after the reboot.

If Condition

You can specify a condition that should be met for the action to be performed. See If Condition for Wizard for more details. If the condition is FALSE then the command is skipped. See How to use If Condition for more details.