Tagging files and folders within a parentfolder to mark for retention

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I’m currently trying to setup up one or more folders which are shared, but don’t need to stay around forever. The idea is that these work like WeTransfer or Swisstransfer.

I have gotten it to work tagging all the files within the designated folder. But I can’t figure out how to tag the subfolders within that shared folder so I don’t have a countless “husks” over time.

The issue is that I can’t figure out how to exclude the parent folder without also excluding the subfolders.

Auto tagging only for files - #8 by alexanderdd ← If I just wanted to tag files this would work great.

Is there even a way to do this? Otherwise since this will be a half manual process to begin with setup the file retention manually isn’t a big deal either.

Thanks!

The Basics

  • Nextcloud Server version (e.g., 29.x.x):
    • 34.0.1
  • Files automated tagging
    • 5.0.0