Questions tagged [copy]
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How to clone Windows 10 Home from SATA SSD to new nVME SSD? [duplicate]
Here's my particular situation:
Have a new MSI Codex R desktop which came with a 500 Gb SATA SSD with Win 10 Home. I've booted up, pulled windows update, installed my G513 Carbon keyboard driver and a ...
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Copy of ODT file on another computer doesn't contain formulas
Windows 10. LibreOffice 7.0.3.1 (x64). I copied an ODT file containing formulas to an external hard drive, connected the external drive to a different computer, copied the ODT file to the second ...
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Alternative of linux cp --update for Windows
On Linux, there is a bash command to copy files, and if the file is already in the destination, to take the newer one based on its timestamp.
cp -u source destination
The description of this option ...
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HP laptop HDD write behavior--is this normal? (Multiple files selected but simultaneous writes)
I currently use an HP laptop with i7-7700HQ and GTX 1050 with internal 256GB Samsung SSD (MZVLW2560H1Q1TB) and 1TB HGST HDD (HTS721010A9E630J).
The weird thing I see is that whenever I select ...
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Bitlocker -> usb read only
I have Bitlocker installed and want to copy a file to a usb stick. Bitlocker denies that and consider the usb drive as write protected. I do not want to encrypt the stick. Is there any way to bypass ...
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Copy a file only if it does exists in a source directory
We need to copy a file only if it exists in a source directory. Right now when the command runs, even if the file doesn't exist in the source directory, it copies and creates a file in the target ...
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copy big file to multiple locations at the same time
I am trying to use a CMD command prompt to copy a big file (1.5G) from one location to multiple destinations at the same time. Is there a way to do this using COPY/XCOPY etc? I haven't been able to ...
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Copy files except when destination modified in last x days
I think what I am trying to do is simple, but I can't get the robocopy settings right, as I am trying to copy files from src to dest, over-writing files in dest if they already exist, except if ...
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MP4 file on hard drive plays fine but won't copy
I have several MP4 files on an external hard drive that I am trying to transfer to a NAS.
Of several hundred files that were copied successfully, only 1 won't copy, it copies about 14% then the ...
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Copy iPhone photos retaining the creation time with windows
I would like to copy from explorer on Windows photos from an iPhone while retaining the creation time and date.
Which is the easiest way? I have to set it up for unexperienced users (robocopy on the ...
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Noninteractive recursive copy on Windows
I'd like to copy a local directory recursively to another local directory on Windows 10, with the following requirements:
The copy operation must not ask any questions while it is running. (This is ...
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Clone Folders with Same Cloning technology as actual cloning software. Windows 10 Copy does not work for me
Win 10 Pro - one a Solid state drive I have this 300gig folder called "all MicroSds" When I try to copy this folder it is impossible with cut and paste and it fails both on a move and on a ...
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Why is my external hard drive frozen for hours after attempting to stop of a copy of 12,000+ files?
I clicked “stop” when I was copying and pasting all my files from my Mac to my Seagate external hard drive. It has been stuck at copying 12,864 items to ”Backup Plus” with a zero progress bar then ...
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Copying Folders With a Certain Name to Another Folder While Preserving Folder Structure
There are a lot of instructions how to copy certain files from one folder to another folder and preserving the folder structure. I can do this with xcopy [srcFolder][Filename] [DestFolder] /S /K /Y.
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Copying Multiple Files at once
I have a huge storage that I need to duplicate to another storage. Both storages have 10G of NIC cards. So a good bandwidth. To do this I'm using SyncbackPro. But this is copying single file at a time....
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Copy files to other LAN computers, and create log files for failed computers
I want to create a command to copy files to the computers in the list and create a log file to know which machine copy failed.
for /f %a in (list.txt) do copy /y \\server\test\file \\%a\\c$\Intel 1>...
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xcopy only working if I use /F to display full filenames
I was initially just using copy but I got this output:
C:\repos\AutomatedBuildTesting (master -> origin)
(2020-09-18 8:49:01.12) λ copy ".hooks/*" ".git/hooks/*"
commit-msg
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Why can't I copy from nano to clipboard?
Why does nano not support simple Ctrl + C into clipboard? I'm using it with gnome-terminator on Linux Mint and just want to copy a few lines from my .bashrc into a text editor. When I mark a text ...
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Exclude multiple Directories while using Copy-Item
Objective: Copy all subfolder contents in C:\TestEnv to itself.
From
C:\TestEnv\Folder1\*
C:\TestEnv\Folder1\Testfile1.txt
C:\TestEnv\Folder1\Testfile2.tpdf
C:\TestEnv\Folder2\*
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ffmpeg: How to copy all but also add in a convert of an existing audio stream?
I have several videos that have video, AAC audio, some with an additional alternate content audio stream, and subtitles.
What I want to do is to copy EVERYTHING as-is while inserting a converted a:0 ...
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Why Device or resource busy whent to remove the file?
/dev/sda4 is in ntfs file system ,and mounted on /mnt/winntfs with ntfsusermap(the most key point),the post list how to mount ntfs in linux step by step.
how to mount ntfs in linux step by step
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Double tap copy paste stopped working on Linux 5.x
I have upgraded my kernel from the stock 4.9.0-12amd64 to 5.6.9 and the double tap paste (when you push down both the LEFT and RIGHT mouse button on the touchpad of your laptop) stopped working in ...
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batch file: copy the contents of one file to another file in different directories
I want to create a batch file to combine the contents of two text files:
c:\folder1\1.txt with c:\folder2\2.text and then, append it to another file c:\folder3\combine.txt
Where the batch file (copy....
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When color inkjet cartridge is low copies come out shaded and faded, even though there's plenty of black ink,
Note that I'm asking about COPYING, not printing.
I'm making copies on an HP Envy 5643, and it says the color cartridge is low. Even though I'm making black & white copies, and there's plenty of ...
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Copy files to a randomly named subdirectory
i'm a complete amateur when it comes to shell scripts so a little out of my depth. But I have an existing script which is -almost- doing its job, and i'm hoping to edit it to make it work right.
So ...
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Windows audio/visual notification that a copy event has occurred
I'm not entirely sure why the copy function triggered either via the keyboard or mouse does not register. I would really appreciate if there was a way to have some audio or visual queue that a copy ...
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Can original file get corrupted during copying?
I was copying music from my computer to a phone using usb-c cable, and because of stupid reasons, the copying process failed.
(In short, turns out a new phone requires some dancing around bonfire for ...
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Is it possible to speed up file copy in Windows file explorer?
Samsung magician reports these characteristics for my NTFS-formatted SSD:
When I copy a large file in explorer, Windows reports around 200 MB/s:
But copying a large folder of many small files can be ...
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Windows 2012 copy millions of small files
I have to copy about ~12 millions of small files (less than ~100kb e/o) from one VM with W2012r2 to another VM with W2016, using a dedicated gigabit NIC.
I need to do an initial copy of all these ...
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What could cause Windows Explorer to display the error that data couldn't be read from the source file or disk when attempting to copy a file?
Recently, I was copying a folder containing multiple files from my internal hard drive to an external USB drive - both drives formatted with NTFS. All of the files were successfully copied - apart ...
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Copying files of Windows partition using rsync gives readlink_stat(...) Input/output error (5)
I want to copy all files of a Windows 10 system partition (NTFS) to another partition (NTFS).
I am using rsync under Ubuntu like this:
sudo rsync -axHAWXS --numeric-ids /media/windows /mnt/windows-...
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Using tmux copy mode just like vim
I'm trying make use of the copy mode of tmux to copy some part of text in one of my panes but I cannot really manage with it, spacebar is not working to select the text and I'm getting a bit lost.
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How to copy folder structure without files into a new directory on MacOS Catalina?
I've looked this up and tried everything using rsync and involving find ., but keep getting errors. Using rsync I get "rsync error: errors selecting input/output files, dirs (code 3)", and ...
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Can I safely clone an encrypted drive with dd without harming the data
I have a windows hard drive encrypted, using veracrypt, with AES HMAC-SHA-512, but from which the password was lost. Can I safely make a copy of this information bit by bit using something like dd? ...
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How does the "/n" switch of the "copy" command actually work on Windows Command Prompt?
How does the "/n" switch of the "copy" command actually work on Windows Command Prompt?
It seems to say that it copies the 8.3 filename instead of the long filename.
I tried it, but after copying, ...
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Linux Terminal - Copy All Directories with JS or TS files, setting a max depth of each item being copied
I have hundreds of directories, each with one or more .js or .ts files in them but also other files. Many of them are nested multiple levels deep. What I am trying to do is copy each sub directory ...
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how to copy all code in vim with invalid register name?
I'm trying to select all the code in my vim editor in a putty session on my windows 10 and paste it on notepad in windows 10.
once I get into vim with terminal command vim code.s on ubuntu I've tried ...
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Shell Progress Dialogs for a non-existent operation?
I have just made the switch over from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and noticed that while copying files that the Shell Progress Dialogs seemed a bit long winded (taking much longer than Win7). That is to ...
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How would I copy an Excel sheet that has formulas with "Table2[Date].." to a new sheet?
I created a sheet that uses several tables. There are many formulas that reference different rows of different tables on the same sheet. The sheet was for the month of Feb. I want to copy the format ...
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Using Windows Command to search multiple folders for a file and to copy it to another location
I have multiple files in a folder:
P:\Management_System
There are multiple sub folders inside my folder Management_System.
I am trying to see if it's possible to search for a file by it's name e.g ...
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strip android filenames of illegal characters when copying to windows
On my Android phone since years I use an app called 'Fastnote' for notetaking. The notes are automatically saved with a filename that corresponds to the first line of the file.
Such automatic saving ...
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Folder became File during copy
I wanted to copy the contents of the desktop folder to my usb during windows setup in the cmd prompt. I used the command "copy desktop D:\desktop" and it listed out the files in the folder as it ...
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Windows 10 copy command mistake
I tried the Windows 10 copy command from a command prompt as follows:
copy "c:\folderA" "d:\folderB"
Which resulted in folderB being a file, instead of a new folder with the contents of folderA. Is ...
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Access remote usb file from local pc and scripting capabilities
i have a few batch files running on a pc on the network, and i want them to be able to view and interact with a usb drive on a different Windows 10 (64bit) computer on the same network.
Is there a ...
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Small file copy takes seconds in File Explorer, Windows 10
If I open My Documents in File Explorer and copy a 600kB text file, it takes 2-3 seconds.
I remember it being faster in the past and really in a virtual machine on the same PC, running Windows 7, the ...
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Solution to copy only new files from location a to b
For a solution, I'm looking for a basic tool that can copy files from location A to B. There is one major rule for this:
Only files in location A that where not there the last time the tool ran, need ...
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Copy from Windows NTFS volume to NAS, independently of NTFS permissions
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How can I copy an NTFS folder and files from an old SSD completely, independently of NTFS permissions, to a NAS? All attempts failed, many files omitted or copy stopped completely. The ...
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autoit create a batch that sends ' type o.txt | clip ' not working
i spent hours on documentation and forums to try and figure this out.
the code runs without an error but the batch script doesn't get executed.
i spared the reader the #include<*> part because ...
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File takes up more space on different drive
Ok so I have absolutely no idea why this is happening or what I can do to stop it but the summary is;
I have two drives, one that I am currently using and one that I want to use to use as a backup. ...
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How to create batch file for copy command?
I'd like to combine two files together using the copy command as follows. This is simple enough using
copy /b base.txt + file1.txt combined_file1.txt
however the first part of the file (base.txt) ...
