Changing the Save Destination for the [ScanSnap Home] Folder
Change the save destination for the [ScanSnap Home] folder in ScanSnap Home. The [ScanSnap Home] folder is displayed under the [PC] folder in the folder list view on the main window.
- In the [Change folder] window, select a folder that you want to change to, and click the [Select Folder] button.
When moving all files in the [ScanSnap Home] folder to the new destination folder, select [Move] in the window for a message that appears by clicking the [Select Folder] button.
HINTA drive cannot be selected for the save destination for the [ScanSnap Home] folder.
When a file is transferred from the original folder to the destination folder in which a folder or file with the same name already exists, the following operations take place.
When a folder with the same name exists
The folders with the same name are merged and content data records in the original folder are transferred to the destination folder.
When a file with the same name exists
A three-digit serial number is given to the file name of the file from the original folder. The number of digits increases as necessary when the serial number exceeds three digits.
Example: file name_001.xxx
When there are a large number of folders in the new destination folder, it may take time to import the files to ScanSnap Home.
When you click the [Cancel] button in the middle of changing the save destination for the [ScanSnap Home] folder, if a message is displayed indicating that the ScanSnap Home folder has been changed, importing the files that are in the new destination folder to ScanSnap Home is stopped.
Perform one of the following:
When you do not import files from the new destination folder to ScanSnap Home
Change the save destination for the [ScanSnap Home] folder back to the previous folder.
When you import files from the new destination folder to ScanSnap Home
Perform the following:
Display the Main Window of ScanSnap Home.
For details, refer to To Display the Main Window.
Click
that is located next to the search bar.
The files in the new destination folder are imported to the [ScanSnap Home] folder.
The new save destination is set for the [ScanSnap Home] folder under the [PC] folder in the folder list view.
Change the save destination for the [ScanSnap Home] folder in ScanSnap Home. The [ScanSnap Home] folder is displayed under the [Mac] folder in the folder list view on the main window.
- Display the Main Window of ScanSnap Home.
Click the [ScanSnap Home] icon
in the application list that appears when you click Launchpad in the Dock. - Select a new destination folder in the [Select Folder] window, and click the [OK] button.
When moving all files in the [ScanSnap Home] folder to the new destination folder, select [Move] in the window for a message that appears by clicking the [OK] button.
HINTWhen a file is transferred from the original folder to the destination folder in which a folder or file with the same name already exists, the following operations take place.
When a folder with the same name exists
The folders with the same name are merged and content data records in the original folder are transferred to the destination folder.
When a file with the same name exists
A three-digit serial number is given to the file name of the file from the original folder. The number of digits increases as necessary when the serial number exceeds three digits.
Example: file name_001.xxx
When there are a large number of folders in the new destination folder, it may take time to import the files to ScanSnap Home.
When you click the [Cancel] button in the middle of changing the save destination for the [ScanSnap Home] folder, if a message is displayed indicating that the ScanSnap Home folder has been changed, importing the files that are in the new destination folder to ScanSnap Home is stopped.
Perform one of the following:
When you do not import files from the new destination folder to ScanSnap Home
Change the save destination for the [ScanSnap Home] folder back to the previous folder.
When you import files from the new destination folder to ScanSnap Home
Perform the following:
Display the Main Window of ScanSnap Home.
Click the [ScanSnap Home] icon
in the application list that appears when you click Launchpad in the Dock.Click
that is located next to the search bar.
The files in the new destination folder are imported to the [ScanSnap Home] folder.
-
Click
at the top of the window to close the preferences window.
The new save destination is set for the [ScanSnap Home] folder under the [Mac] folder in the folder list view.