David Simpson Apps

Copy SharePoint folder using file paths

This is a simplified alternative to Create folder for item from templated folder in SharePoint.

In that automation block, you search for the name of the source and target folders in the SharePoint document library. If you have a large document library with many similarly named folders, this can become confusing, or worse the SharePoint search index may not display the folder you are interested in.

If you already know the exact folder path in the SharePoint document library where you are copying the files from and to, then this automation block simplifies matters.

How it works

Here’s a walkthrough video to show how the automation block works:

Translating SharePoint URLs to file paths

Use the tool below to paste a SharePoint folder's "AllItems.aspx" URL & extract the folder path inside the library.