Tasker Help with moving files

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  1. hassanderai

    hassanderai New Member

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    I am able to use tasker to move files in between subdirectoties .
    BUT when I want to move a file from root dir that is to say: storage/emulated/ to another directory,it won't move.
    Wether I fill match option or not, no files move.
    To clarify my root directory has some png and jpg files plus built in folders like Download.I want only to move png.
     

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  2. joaomgcd

    joaomgcd Administrator Staff Member

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    Do you get an error when you run that task?
     
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    Three in no error message.But nothing moved from root dir.for other dir like DCIM, files can be moved from them
     
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    The first 2 actions marked with green circles.the 3rd action not.
     
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    What error do you get on that action?
     
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    I Got no error.
    You can try to move files from root folder to see the problem.I think it is a bug
     
  7. joaomgcd

    joaomgcd Administrator Staff Member

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    I just tried moving a file from the root directly and it worked for me.

    Can you please export your task's description (not xml) so I can take a look? Long-click the task in Tasker->export description Thanks in advance
     
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    How (2)
    A1: List Files [ Dir:/storage/emulated Match:.png Include Hidden Files:Off Use Root:Off Sort Select:Alphabetic Variable:%FilesToMove ]
    A2: For [ Variable:%FilesToMoved Items:%FileToMove() ]
    A3: Move [ From:%FilesToMoved To:Download Use Root:Off ]
    A4: End For
     
  9. hassanderai

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    Hi
    THIS IS DESCRIPTION OF TASK
     
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    THIS screen i Got after testons the task
     

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    After testing the task
     
  12. joaomgcd

    joaomgcd Administrator Staff Member

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    You should use the /storage/emulated/0/ folder instead of the one you're using :)
     
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    how To do that?
    I cant see any option to select 0
     
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    Even i write /storage/emulated/0 nothing moved.
    If i add / after 0 , the field dir Will be blank like this screenshot.
     

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    To avoid all trouble , is there a a way screenshots taken by tasker to be stored in a given folder apart from root folder provided by tasker by default?
     
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