If you move or copy files the same way after every shoot — camera cards into dated folders, or a verified yearly archive onto a second drive — rebuilding those settings each time is wasted effort. A transfer template saves the whole routine, so a repeat import or archive becomes a single choice.

One profile remembers every decision

A transfer template captures how files should move: whether the originals are copied or relocated, how the destination folders are structured (flattened, mirrored, or organised by date, photographer, or another field), how name clashes are resolved, how thoroughly the copy is checked, and which files are included. Four templates are built in — Quick Copy, Organized by Date, Full Archive, and Photo Import — and you can save your own on the Transfer Templates tab, then run it any time from the File Transfer process.

Copy or move — clearly, and on your terms

Archyv is explicit about what happens to your files. A Copy profile leaves the originals in place — the right choice for backups, client deliveries, or a second drive. A Move profile relocates them to free up the source, for imports and migrations. The template states which it does, so there’s no guessing before you start.

For archives, a profile can verify each copy against its source with a checksum, so you know the files copied correctly; and because each file is transferred whole, an interrupted run leaves no half-written files behind. Want to see the outcome first? Turn on Simulation Mode in Settings to dry-run the transfer into the log without moving anything — and, as with every process, the run is recorded in your change history so you can review it afterwards.

Full reference

Transfer Templates — build reusable transfer profiles
File Transfer — run a move or copy against a profile