Bulk Creation / Replication of a Standard 7-Folder Substructure into 100+ Customer Folders

Bulk Creation / Replication of a Standard 7-Folder Substructure into 100+ Customer Folders

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We are running a large-scale Remote Desktop Manager (RDM) installation. We are using V 2025.3.21.0 and we are using devolutions server on prem.

We currently manage a substantial number of customer accounts, featuring 100 or more top-level customer folders located in the root of our data source.
Our objective is to implement a standardized folder sub-structure consisting of 7 specific sub-folders (e.g., Servers, Documentation, Credentials, etc.) within every single one of these existing customer folders.
Given the volume of folders, manually creating these 7 sub-folders in 100+ locations is not feasible. We are therefore looking to automate this task.
Thank you for your help!

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Hello mb2,

Thank you for reaching out to the Devolutions support team.

You can use a template and a template group to build the desired structure and manually move your entry.
Also, you can use the advanced search to move your entry in batches.
https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/commands/file/templates/creating-templates
https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/commands/view/search/advanced/

Alternatively, you can use PowerShell to create your folder structure and move your entry:
https://docs.devolutions.net/powershell/rdm-powershell/powershell-scripting/powershell-module/
https://docs.devolutions.net/powershell/powershell-commands/

Best regards,

Patrick Ouimet

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Hello Patrick

Would you have an example how to copy the template of folders to all current customers folders in RDM? Could be also a Powershell script.

Thanks and best regards.
Patrick Frey

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Hello Patrick,

Thank you for this feedback.

You can manually add the template under the wanted folder and move your entries manually under the created folder structure.
Rick-click on a folder -> New Entry -> Template -> Select your template group.
It will add the structure under the folder.
To move, simply click and drag your entry or CTRL-click and drag.

For PowerShell, I suggest adapting this script to your environment and the type of entry you want to create:
https://docs.devolutions.net/powershell/rdm-powershell/powershell-scripting/powershell-module/
https://github.com/Devolutions/DevoSamples-ps/blob/main/RDM/entries/NewCredentialsandEntry.ps1
https://github.com/Devolutions/DevoSamples-ps/blob/main/RDM/entries/MassEdits/ManageSubEntries.ps1

or use the MSP sewer to execute it with LLM prompts:
https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/commands/tools/more-tools/mcp-server/

Best regards,

Patrick Ouimet