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Feature: Upload directory without including directory in target path

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Problem

I want to upload a folder without the root folder. For example I'm uploading everything in a folder: C://MyStuff to a container: blob/mycontainer. I want the container to mirror the contents of my folder (recursively). Currently "mystuff" will be added to the path.

blob/mycontainer/mystuff/myfiles.txt

I want it to be
blob/mycontainer/myfiles.txt (Imagine more files here of course)

More detailed example (:

blob/mycontainer/mystuff/
    myfiles.txt
    anotherfile.doc
    image.jpg
    folder1/
        fileinfolder1.txt

Desired Folder Structure in Azure:

blob/mycontainer/  <-- Without mystuff folder
    myfiles.txt
    anotherfile.doc
    image.jpg
    folder1/
        fileinfolder1.txt

Screenshot of todays dialog, where I believed that the destination directory would rename the uploaded directory, but the actual destination will be: /EntwinePointTile_1.1/3/ept-data when I want all the data directly in the /EntwinePointTile_1.1/3/3/ directory
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Desired Solution

Enable a checkbox for the --as-subdir=false property already existing in azcopy. This makes azcopy not upload the "root" (selected-folder) folder as a folder in Azure, it just adds the contents of the folders directly, WHILE keeping the folder hierarchy below the "uploaded" folder.

Alternatives and Workarounds

Start the command, cancel it and manually run the azcopy command with the --as-subdir=false

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Research direction

Start with the upload dialog shown in the issue and the AzCopy invocation used for directory uploads. Check how the existing --as-subdir=false option could be exposed as a checkbox while preserving the selected folder's hierarchy. Done means an upload can omit the selected root folder and place its contents directly in the destination, including nested files and folders.

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Tech stack
azure
Domain
cloud
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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