Batch process crop Pdfs in background

Hello
Have read various posts on here, and from what I read I'm not sure it's possible... but thought I'd ask!
I am using Acroboat XI Pro and after each print production cycle, I have a huge batch of PDFs with printer marks/bleeds etc which I want to crop by batch process down to A4. In our previous version of Acrobat we could configure the action, point it to a source folder, and run the action, saving the cropped files into a separate processed folder. Easy.
Using Action Wizard, I haven't been able to find a way to specify a destination folder - and running the Wizard either prompts us to overwrite the source file, or I can add a Save action and rename the file. This isnt ideal as we ideally want to retain the same naming convention.
I guess I could rename the files, then use Bridge to strip the added prefix out - but want to avoid over-complicating what used to be a one-click process :-(
Can anyone let me know if they have found a way around this.
Much appreciated
Sharon

Change the Save command to "Save to local folder" (by clicking the arrow icon next to it), and then select where you want to save the edited files.

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