I can MOVE files,why cant I COPY them?

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Originally posted by Scottg:
I have 2 folders

folder 1 = 10 auctions all with 1 day

Folder 2 = nothing right now

I want to copy all 10 auction files from folder 1 into folder 2,then do a find and replace and bulk change to 7 days.

Only way I can see to do it is to load each item in folder 1,opening 10 takes forever then change each to 7 days then do a save as into the new folder.

Which is fine and dandy but I have 1000's of auctions I want to do into multiple folders with multiple pricing,duration,shipping etc

Would take me years to manually do them 1 by 1 but would take me a couple of hours if I could just copy listings from one folder to another.

I tried the COPY AD change I saw but it does not do anything,I just get errors every time

Scott

I know I must be missing something but why not just move them to the new folder Bulk Edit and then move the back. This can be done all at once.

Hi Scott,

Thanks for helping to bring this to our attention.

Since you are receiving the error you mentioned when trying to use the "Copy Ad" feature, I'm afraid I don't know of any methods that would allow you to replicate these saved listings in bulk. However, we are aware of the issue and I believe it is something we will be able to address in the not too distant future.

I'm not sure when the issue may be addressed at this time, but I'll create a support case for you about it and will follow up with you through that case when I am able to get an idea when the issue will be resolved.

Depending on what sort of time frame you need to get this done within, the best option may be to hold off on doing this particular work until we have been able to get this problem resolved so you don’t have to make the copies one by one.

-Mike

The reason I need them in different folders is that if I want to schedule 1 folder to list tonight then schedule another folder to list tomorrow I cant schedule them

Then bulk edit them,it will change the existing files I have already scheduled

if I have 19.99 start price and 1 day and schedule that...then bulk edit them to 9.99 with 7 days the original 19.99 and 1 day will vanish and it will list them at the 2nd

Scott