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When copying/merging large directory structures under Windows, is it possible to do something like "Yes to all" but in reverse so that all existing files are not overwritten?

There is a similar functionality when using tools like rsync, but that is not a native process on Windows.

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  • just rsync from local machine to local machine? Whats wrong with a non-native process?
    – conspiritech
    Mar 20, 2012 at 14:18
  • @conspiritech - can't rely on being able to install rsync everywhere :)
    – warren
    Mar 20, 2012 at 18:26

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In Vista and Windows 7, there's an option on the Copy/Don't Copy dialog to Do this for the next N conflicts. And here's another site (How to Say ‘No to All’ During File Copy Operations in Windows) that mentions the option to shift+click the No option in the GUI, with screen shots.

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You can press "Shift" key and then click on the "No" button to enable "No to All" choice according to this article (which has a number of other useful tips).

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This is called no clobber in unix, I haven't found a way to do it in the command line for windows, but if you're using a GUI, hold SHIFT when you click no, http://www.imaginaryplanet.net/weblogs/idiotprogrammer/2005/06/copy-overwrite-no-to-all/

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Make the destination files read-only, then use /Y in the copy command? Then you could un-set the read only flag afterward, if necessary. http://whrl.pl/RTc36

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