copy question

How can one copy files and folders into folder "X" without
overwriting any files and folders that are already in
folder "X"?

Change the names?

Choose "Do not overwrite" [in which case the second version of File X will
be named File X (2)]?
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B11_ wrote:
How can one copy files and folders into folder "X" without
overwriting any files and folders that are already in
folder "X"?

Access folder X and choose Edit / Select All. Choose File / Properties and
set the attribute for the selected files to Read-only. These files will now
not be deleted or overwritten without at least a warning. You may need to
remove the read-only property after the copy.
--
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MS MVP (DTS)
"B11_" wrote in message
...
How can one copy files and folders into folder "X" without
overwriting any files and folders that are already in
folder "X"?

If an identicle file is found in folder "X", no overwrite
will occur nor will a "(2)" file be written. In other
words, If an identicle file is found in folder "X" then no
copying will occur. What I'm trying to do is copy files
into folder "X" that's not already in folder "X".

__________________________________________________
-----Original Message-----
Change the names?

Choose "Do not overwrite" [in which case the second
version of File X will
be named File X (2)]?
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B11_ wrote:
How can one copy files and folders into folder "X"
without
overwriting any files and folders that are already in
folder "X"?

.

But there are hundreds of files in folder "X".


-----------------------------------------------------
-----Original Message-----
Access folder X and choose Edit / Select All. Choose
File / Properties and
set the attribute for the selected files to Read-only.
These files will now
not be deleted or overwritten without at least a warning.
You may need to
remove the read-only property after the copy.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (DTS)
"B11_" wrote in
message
...
How can one copy files and folders into folder "X"
without
overwriting any files and folders that are already in
folder "X"?


.

Then I have no idea.
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b11_ wrote:
If an identicle file is found in folder "X", no overwrite
will occur nor will a "(2)" file be written. In other
words, If an identicle file is found in folder "X" then no
copying will occur. What I'm trying to do is copy files
into folder "X" that's not already in folder "X".

__________________________________________________
-----Original Message-----
Change the names?

Choose "Do not overwrite" [in which case the second version of File X
will be named File X (2)]?
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B11_ wrote:
How can one copy files and folders into folder "X" without
overwriting any files and folders that are already in
folder "X"?

.

That's why I suggested the 'Select All' procedure. Change the attributes of
every file in the folder with one click.
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"b11_" wrote in message
...
But there are hundreds of files in folder "X".

Use the DOS command XCOPY. Do XCOPY /?|MORE to see the options. -Y seems to
be the one you want.
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Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"b11_" wrote in message
...
If an identicle file is found in folder "X", no overwrite
will occur nor will a "(2)" file be written. In other
words, If an identicle file is found in folder "X" then no
copying will occur. What I'm trying to do is copy files
into folder "X" that's not already in folder "X".

__________________________________________________
-----Original Message-----
Change the names?

Choose "Do not overwrite" [in which case the second
version of File X will
be named File X (2)]?
--
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MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

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B11_ wrote:
How can one copy files and folders into folder "X"
without
overwriting any files and folders that are already in
folder "X"?

.

G'day B11,
(What kind of name is that?) are you a vitamin?

Anyhows, I've always used either of 2 ways.
If you have ACDSee (the worlds best image program)
you just "select all" and then "copy" the selected files
across to your new Folder.
When an identical folder is met, it will ask you to either "skip"
"replace" or attach a new file name (eg _2) etc
it also gives the dates and times of the files inception which
is an easy match locator by reading the time extension.

Or, if I have thousands of files to copy, I use a dedicated file manager
that was the old "X Tree Gold" .........is now Z Tree Gold, and was $13
when I bought it.

HTH



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"B11_" wrote in message ...
| How can one copy files and folders into folder "X" without
| overwriting any files and folders that are already in
| folder "X"?

for %f in (*.*) do if not exist [foldername]\%f copy %f [foldername]

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"b11_" wrote in message
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| But there are hundreds of files in folder "X".
|
|
| -----------------------------------------------------
| -----Original Message-----
| Access folder X and choose Edit / Select All. Choose
| File / Properties and
| set the attribute for the selected files to Read-only.
| These files will now
| not be deleted or overwritten without at least a warning.
| You may need to
| remove the read-only property after the copy.
| --
| Jeff Richards
| MS MVP (DTS)
| "B11_" wrote in
| message
| ...
| How can one copy files and folders into folder "X"
| without
| overwriting any files and folders that are already in
| folder "X"?
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