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Copy from Windows NTFS volume to NAS, independently of NTFS permissions

Short version: 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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How do I copy a file chosen from a file dialog, then rename the copied file, all in one batch script?

I'm trying to semi-automate the setup of my Nintendo e-Reader .sav files (however, the file doesn't have to have a .sav file extension) using a batch script. The non-automated way I'd use would be to ...
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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) ...
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How to copy a new line from libreoffice calc to txt?

I have the following function in cell 'B2' a libreoffice calc document: =CONCAT(A1,CHAR(10),A2,CHAR(10),"end") Which, with in cell A1="function plotName = getPlotName(plotData)" and A2=" plotName ...
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copy a specific filetype from multiple subfolders into one folder

I want to copy from a folder with several subfolders all csv files to a single folder. But I only want files that are not older than 30 days. This is what i have so far: for /R C:\Source %%f in (*....
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How to copy grepped files using Find, Grep and Exec in Git Bash

I've looked everywhere for an answer and nothing seems to be working out. In Git Bash, I need to figure out how to take files found with grep and copy them elsewhere. The instructions were to use the ...
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ffmpeg - copy http stream to multicast udp stream

i try to "copy" many tvheadend http streams to multicast udp streams the result should contain all streams: video, audio's and subtitels (especially epg) ...and at best without transcoding my ...
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Does copy command not accept variable on command line?

How can I use a variable in batch file for copy command to provide path for root folder? set destination= "c:\destination folder" mkdir %destination% SET source = "C:\source folder\" SET source_full ...
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Ansible awx could`t gain access to script with copy: , script: and template: modules

I'm trying to write an Ansible playbook which will take a bash-script, stored on the same virtual machine, transfer this script to another virtual machine and then execute it. I've played this script ...
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How to copy directory stucture, folders, sub-folders, files properties,metadata wihtout copying the actual content of files?

Softwares like DirLister, Snap2HTML I have a external disk of size 2tb,, and laptop with 500gb SSD and free time at work.. Copy Volume Shadow of External Disk, just directory structure and files, ...
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Pre-Clone task in mercurial when cloning

May I know if we can add a script or some hg-related file in our repository so that when that branch is being cloned it should execute a task. In my case I need to take some files from git repository ...
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Copying files: does Windows write to disk if files are identical?

I have a directory with a lot of books in PDF format (around 2GB in size). While reading I often leave notes and annotations in the files. Occasionally I make a backup on an external hard drive. ...
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rsync: can rsync adjust to the directory layout insteaed of transferring?

I have three systems, but only the target and a outdated mirror are on a fast link. Master_SLOW: On a super slow link. Contains a updated directory structure and files OldMirror_FAST: On a fast link ...
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Linux : Copy 3 files text contents into 1 file

im on a linux terminal, cat file1 : a b c cat file2 : d e f cat file3 : g h i file4 doesn't exist I have to copy the content of file1 ...
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Why does the Windows Command Prompt COPY command write error messages to STDOUT not STDERR?

Normally if you try to copy a file that does not exist you get an error message: C:\temp>copy foo bar The system cannot find the file specified. I would expect that error message to be written to ...
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Copy a file with a path with spaces in it, in wsl using powershell?

Scenario I experienced mild difficulties using powershell to command the wsl to copy a file from a path that contains a space. Neither did I find an example for this specific case. Therefore I ...
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What can a file copy miss that an image backup of a disk (image) will definitely catch, and is there anything that they both can miss?

So here is what I can think of that a file copy can miss: Locked Files (but you’ll usually know) Partitions Boot Flags on a partition Is there anything that both of them will miss? bios settings ...
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I cloned my windows ssd and set target ssd as 1st boot priority, but there is no option to load second windows

How can I fix it? I used "macrium reflect" to clone. Do I need to perform some extra steps now? Why it is not working?
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How to determine which file failed to copy?

I am copying a directory with hundreds of nested subdirectories using Windows Explorer (Windows 10). This takes a long time. I received an error dialog stating that a file cannot be copied. Try ...

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