File Mover Blog

  • 26 Jul

    Why Change Notify Isn’t Picking Up All Files

    Q: Change Notify Isn’t Picking Up all files. When using Change Notify we are running into an issue where 1 file is not being moved until other files are added.  Here is example:
    1.  10 files are added to a folder within 1 second
    2.  9 files are moved to the correct destination but 1 file doesn’t move
    3.  20 minutes pass and the same file still remain in the folder
    4.  21 minutes pass we get 10 more files placed in the folder
    5.  The 1 file that didn’t move prior will now move to correct folder along with 9 of the 10 new files added, leaving 1 file again
    Pattern repeats like this always leaving 1 file in the source folder that will not move until another batch of files arrive.
    Here is our Schedule/notify settings:
    limagito filemover scan timer setup
    limagito file mover schedule setup
    Limagito filemover Change Notify Isn't Picking Up
    Are we setting something wrong?
    A: Probably not, it seems the last file you are adding to the Source folder was not fully there and we tried to move it. Because ‘Exclude Files In Use’ was enabled we didn’t touch this file. In version v2026.7.26.0 we added an extra option: ‘Retry Check if In Use’. Enabling this extra option should fix your issue when ‘Exclude Files In Use’ is enabled together with Change Notify as trigger.
    limagito file mover file filter setup
    If you need any help about this ‘Change Notify Isn’t Picking Up’ question, please let us know.

    Best Regards,

    Limagito Team

    #changenotify #managedfiletransfer #filetransfer #filemanagement #limagito

    By Limagito-Team Change Notify
  • 05 Jul

    How to configure Amazon S3 in Limagito file mover

    Configure Amazon S3

    Steps in AWS Console

    1. Log in to the AWS Management Console (console.aws.amazon.com)
    2. Go to IAM (Identity and Access Management) — search for it in the search bar at the top
    3. Click on IAM users on the left
    4. Choose an existing user, or create a new one (Add users) specifically for your filemover tool
      • Give it a clear name, e.g. limagito-s3-service
      • Under “Set permissions” we used AmazonS3FullAccess during our tests, or better yet a custom policy that only grants access to the specific bucket you need (safer, principle of least privilege)
    5. Go to the Security credentials tab of that user
    6. Scroll to Access keys → click Create access key
    7. Choose “Other” as the use case
    8. AWS will then show you:
      • Access Key ID → enter this in Key ID in your tool
      • Secret Access Key → enter this in Access Key in your tool ⚠️ Important: the Secret Access Key is only shown once. Copy it immediately, or download the .csv file AWS offers. If you lose it, you’ll need to create a new key.

    Some screenshots form our test setup:

    limagito filemover amazon S3 IAM user setup

    limagito filemover amazon s3 IAM users setup

     

    • We used AmazonS3FullAccess during our tests, or better yet a custom policy that only grants access to the specific bucket you need (safer, principle of least privilege)

    limagito filemover IAM users permissions setup

    limagito filemover amazon s3 iam users permissions setup

    • User created successfuly

    limagito filemover amazon s3 IAM users setup

    • Create Access Key within “Security Credentials” setup:

    limagito filemover amazon s3 IAM users security credentials setup

    limagito filemover amazon s3 IAM users security credentials setup

    limagito filemover amazon s3 IAM users security credentials setup

    • Done

    limagito filemover amazon s3 IAM users security credentials setup

    • Limagito Filemover AWSS3 setup:

    limagito filemover amazon S3 configuration setup

    limagito filemover configure Amazon S3

    If you need any help about this ‘configure Amazon S3’ how-to, please let us know.

    Best Regards,

    Limagito Team

    #amazons3 #awss3 #managedfiletransfer #filetransfer #filemanagement #limagito

    By Limagito-Team AWS S3 , ,
  • 16 May

    How to pick files from user’s Desktop/Export folder

    Q: I am trying to create a rule where we need to pick files from user’s Desktop/Export folder, and the computer has several different users. The path goes like this \\<hostname>\C$\Users\<userid>\Desktop\Export\. I want the <userid> as a wild card where Limagito can monitor all the Desktop\Export path under all the users. I would really appreciate any suggestions on how to handle this. Thanks!

    A: This is possible using our scripting option.

    • Start with the following Windows as Source option:
      • Set  %VSA  as Directory, %VSA = Variable String A
      • %VSA will be set by our Pascal Script option

    limagito filemover windows folder as source option

    •  Open our Pascal Script option:

    limagito filemover pascal script option

    • Enable and add the following ‘On Rule Begin’ script:
      • You can download the script here
      • Do not forget to adjust the ‘ctUsersDir’ Const
      • This script will list all users and check if they have an ‘Export’ folder on their Desktop

    limagito filemover pick files user’s Desktop script

    • You can add any file or directory filter if needed, that is up to you.
    • Select the Function and if you would choose ‘Copy’ then do not forget to enable our File Memory option otherwise you would copy the same files over and over  again.
    • Destination Setup:
      • First Destination must be ‘Pascal Script’ (PScript).
      • Second Destination, we used a Windows folder but you can use other too.

    limagito filemover destination setup

    • First Destination: Pascal Script
      • You can download the script here
      • The script will strip the UserID from the FileDir and put it into %VSB (= Var String B)

    limagito filemover pascalscript as destination

    • Second Destination, Windows Folder:

    limagito filemover windows folder as destination

    • Set the ‘Create Subdir’ to:  %VSB\%SFS
      • %VSB will contain the UserID

    limagito filemover windows subfolder as destination

    If you need any help about this ‘pick files user’s Desktop’ request, please let us know.

    Best Regards,

    Limagito Team

    #managedfiletransfer #filetransfer #filemanagement #limagito

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