Move a Nextcloud folder file by file

by Nico Kowalczyk · 3,594 views · created 2023-11-27 · File Management

What this workflow does

This workflow has 23 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 2 other triggers). Along the way it connects Nextcloud.

How it runs

Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 2 other triggers).

1. Set paths (Edit Fields (Set)): sets or maps fields
2. Whether the request is valid (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
3. Whether the request is valid (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
4. Set folder-paths for from and to (Edit Fields (Set)): sets or maps fields
5. Stop and Error: stops the run with an error
6. Stop and Error: stops the run with an error
7. Create to folder if necessary (Nextcloud): work with folder
8. Get all folders/files in from-folder (Nextcloud): list (folder)
9. Loop over files and folders (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
10. Whether type is file (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false

…plus 9 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

Nextcloud

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Nodes used (10)

• Manual Triggern8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger
• Ifn8n-nodes-base.if
• Edit Fields (Set)n8n-nodes-base.set
• Coden8n-nodes-base.code
• Webhookn8n-nodes-base.webhook
• Execute Workflow Triggern8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflowTrigger
• Nextcloudn8n-nodes-base.nextCloud
• Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches
• No Operation, do nothingn8n-nodes-base.noOp
• Stop and Errorn8n-nodes-base.stopAndError

From the author

Description: This template facilitates the transfer of a folder, along with all its files and subfolders, within a Nextcloud instance. The Nextcloud user must have access to both the source and destination folders. While Nextcloud allows folder movement,…

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