Questions about copying in the context of file managemenent and backing up.
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Windows command to copy file forcefully when that file is used by another process
I am copy a file using copy command. But its throwing some error.
copy /y ..\BuildLog.htm .
Error is : The process cannot access the file because its used by another process
XCOPY /Y is also ...
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How to copy files inside several folders into another directory
I have 6 CDs with PDF files inside a lot of folders (Like Prep1, Prep2... and so on.)
I need to copy all the PDF files inside folders to my C:\ and then burn them all.
Is there a command in cmd ...
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Copying files cross the network
Two computer is connected via network cable. Comp A and CompB. CompA has 2 GB RAM and CompB has 4 GB RAM. I am trying to copy 50GB data(1 file not many files) from CompB to CompA.
1) Make the ...
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Unable to copy embedding link generated by Mathematica / Ubuntu
Mathematica offers export to a format they call Computed Document Format (CDF) - it is basically a player for the notebooks you work in that environment.
One way to use them is to embed it on a web ...
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tmux copy mode - select text block
I'm using tmux with vi keys, and copy/paste works fine as long as you're selecting one line of text, or if you have only one window. When I want to select a block of text (multiple lines, but not full ...
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Copy in use files with security Permissions
Is there a free Windows utility that will let me copy folders and sub folder contents with their NTFS security permissions and let me copy in use files?
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Outlook: How to copy a hyperlink embedded in email?
Thunderbird and other email clients include a right-click "Copy Link Location" menu item to allow one to copy the target of an embedded hyperlink to the clipboard.
This functionality appears to be ...
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How can I export my extensions in Chrome 15?
In Google Chrome 15, how can I export my extensions to another computer?
This question doesn't apply to Chrome version 15.
I'm trying to copy an extension that no longer exists in the webstore.
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How to insert empty rows in Excel 2013 when I have copied rows in my clipboard?
This seems like something which should be painfully simple to do but I can't figure it out. So with an empty clipboard I can right click on a row header and say insert row, no problem, it inserts a ...
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Mac app: want to copy system files out of the protected location, and failed [closed]
In my Mac program, I want to copy the file located in /private/var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/users/xx.plist to another disc.
Presumably it will failed, and it is.
I use the api of ...
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Copying a hyperlink so that it works with a series
OK, this should be a no-brainer, but I cannot find anyone to help me with this:
Example
A5-K5 On worksheet 1 contains info relating to one specific item.
I want to have a hyperlink in L5 taking me to ...
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Large files fail on transfer
When transferring files larger than ~17GB to/from a Windows Storage Server 2008, user gets error along the lines of "Could not complete transfer, do you want to try again?" Trying again always fails. ...
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How can I copy a DVD to another DVD using a single DVD drive?
I need to copy a DVD to another DVD, but I have only a single DVD drive.
How can I accomplish this? I tried copying files to the desktop and then to another DVD. It didn't work out.
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Unix command for recursively copying files
I need a unix command for the following:
Directory Structure
/project
/images
/products
/cup.jpg
/laptop.jpg
/designs
/alpha.jpg
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Duplicate SCSI HHD to SATA SSD
I got the Cavalry Dual Bay SATA Hard Drive Duplicator Docking Station and it works great when I Clone/Duplicate SATA Hard Drives but I have a couple of SCSI HHDs that I want to Clone/Duplicate but the ...
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Sending files through ssh
I need to send files to a server using ssh. I have never used ssh so this is being really frustrating to me. Mention the client (me) is using windows and the server is using Ubuntu.
I connected to ...
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Windows bug? Freeze while copying files. Parallel another copy may unfreeze
How to debug problems with simple copying files?
I often have a problems when just copying many files from one disk to another. Probably the problem occurs only with ONE of hard drives, installed on ...
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How can i automatically (silently) copy files off removable devices?
I'm looking for a way to automatically have my computer copy all files (or specific files based on extension) from removable devices plugged in (USB sticks/HDDs/phones etc) to a designated folder on ...
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Copy all files from one place to another whilst keeping group permissions
I'm trying to copy files from one place to another, I am using this:
cp -R /from/ /to/
However, whilst this is keeping the standard permissions, it is setting the group permissions to 0 0 ...
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copy works where xcopy and robocopy does not work
Network admin allowed me to read-access only 1 file from a subfolder of a shared folder on a server and I don't have permissions to even view upper level folders, but when I open that folder I can see ...
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Copy Folders from one Unix server to another?
I would like to copy a folder from one Unix server to another Unix server. Can anyone tell me if there is a method or command to to achieve this?
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Why can't I copy a 7 GB file to an external USB HD with 120 GB free?
Yes, why can't I?
I was stashing away some old photography backup zips last night. I could copy 4 of my > 1 GB backup zips to my external USB connected hard-drive when I got the error message "Cannot ...
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Parallel file copy from single source to multiple targets?
I have a several large files on optical media I would like to copy to multiple targets - in this case I have two hard drives attached to the same computer. Is there a utility that can function like:
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What is the difference between manually copying emails/ folders from one PST file to another within Outlook, vs. using the “Export” option?
What is the difference between simply copying the contents from one Outlook PST file to another within Outlook, and using the "Export" tool in Outlook to do this?
Does one yield better results than ...
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Windows 8 hides / data copied from a Windows 7 computer. Or am I losing my mind?
I've had this happen two different times:
1) I backed up a client's hard drive to my large backup drive.
2) I do initial Windows 8 setup on new Laptop.
3) I pull the hard drive from the Windows 8 ...
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Transfer files from Ubuntu Server to Windows
I have a webpage in a Ubuntu Server, and I use ssh to connect to it. Now I'm looking for a solution to transfer files (indeed, to transfer the backups generated there automatically) to my Windows ...
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Copy files on Mac by using regular expression
I have close to hundreds of .fastq files in different subfolders under a shared drive along with many big files such as .bam files. I want to copy only the .fastq files to another location in a same ...
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Copy files with a certain extension into a folder
I want to find all the PDF files from the computer and put them into a folder.
So far, I have this:
mkdir d:\test
chcp 65001
d:
FOR /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /s /b *.pdf') DO copy "%%a" d:\test\
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backup original CD to play in as Audio CD without problems
I have original CD which I use to teach Aerobic Classes. Every time I play them on the gym they get some scratch, so I make a copy of original and play copy instead. I keep original for a copyright ...
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Automatically copy a folder when it gets updated
I am working on a project on my hard drive F, but my Dropbox-Folder is on my hard drive D. Now I want, that everytime I save something in the folder on hard drive F, that it get's automatically copied ...
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XCOPY not copying directories
I am trying to copy one directory to another directory. It seems I can copy a file but directories won't copy.
Running this at cmd:
XCOPY C:\Drivers C:\Users\lenovo\Desktop
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Pattern matching for directory path
Can I use pattern matching with the copy or move command?
What I wanted to do is copy the file a.txt from D:\1\2\datehere\a.txt to another folder let us say D:\new.
The problem is that the source ...
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What is the exact capacity of 1000GB HDD?
1 GiB = 1024 * 1024 * 1024 bytes
1 GB = 1000 * 1000 * 1000 bytes
That is easy!
I don't want to talk about this!
I have laptop which should have (according to seller) 1000 GB. That is 1000 000 000 ...
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How to prevent file copy, restricted by file size?
I am the administrator of about 800 PC under Windows XP/7 with Active Directory.
To limit the exchange of Divx, I'm looking for a software which prevents the copy of all file of more than 400 MB.
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How to preserve directory structure, dates and attributes when copying dir trees in Windows on FATxx volumes?
Is there a tool (sync, backup or copy like) that can do for directory trees on a FATxx partition what an utility like Norton Ghost does for whole volumes?
A tool that, while copying directory trees, ...
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Files missing after copying from one sdcard to another using Ubuntu 12.04
I have two Kingston sdcards 8GB and 32GB. The 8GB for HTC Sensation and 32GB for my Tablet (Chinese). I soon ran out of space on my phone and decided to swap the data between the sdcards. I copied the ...
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How do I move files between computers while preserving file dates?
I have a lot of files that I often search for based on creation date.
When I copy files from my old computer to the new one, all of my creation dates are set to the current time (i.e. I lose the ...
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Alternative to TeraCopy that preserves directory timestamps?
Using TeraCopy, the file timestamps are preserved. However, if you copy a large nested directory, the modification date of some (but not all) of the directories are lost (replaced by the current ...
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File copy slow from desktop
When I copy a large file like 5GB+ from one server share to another server share using my desktop, why is it so much slower than if I login to the server and copy it to the very same place? I mean I ...
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how to throttle file copy
I need to duplicate a 3TB disk by copying from one to another. They're housed in separate docks (no fan). It will take at least 8hrs to copy this much data through USB 2.0 and im concerned about disks ...
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Windows 8 Permissons: Copying a File, Access Denied, Despite Take Ownership
I just wiped my hard drive with Windows 7 and did a fresh install of Windows 8. I backed up my files on an external hard drive. When I tired copying my music over to Windows 8, I got this message for ...
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App / Script to get extra confirmation before copying files to a folder in Windows
Anyone know any app to give me an extra confirmation (would be great with a custom message) before copying / overwriting files in a directory in Windows?
I need this so i do not copy new code to a ...
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Linux - How can I copy text by selecting it, and automatically send it to an application I choose?
I'm browsing the web searching for some information and copying some of them in kile for LaTeX editing.
The way I do this is selecting with the mouse the text i'm interested in, move to the workspace ...
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Copy lots of files ignoring errors
I am trying to copy files from a corrupted hard drive. Not all of them will copy - some have CRC errors and will stall. I would like to skip those files and continue with the rest of the copy - but ...
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Network Copy Paste
Is there a easy way to share your clipboard over network. Basically I work on multiple machines simultaneously and constantly need to copy and paste between machines, is there a tool that can help me ...
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How to copy only new files AND only those that are modified after a certain date?
I would like to copy files from one drive to another, but I only want to copy source files that are newer than the destination file. BUT, I also want to only copy source files that have been changed ...
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How do I copy a list of folders recursively, ignoring errors?
I want to copy a bunch of folders recursively. However, I don't want one error preventing the copy from finishing. Is there any way to do a recursive copy(cp -R), ignoring (but logging) all errors ...
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How do I ignore errors with Unison?
I'm trying to synchronize two directories using Unison, however if it encounters a file with an error, then it skips the entire directory! I don't believe it should skip the whole directory, and ...
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Any option to change Windows XP default Copy Here naming from “Copy of {name}.{ext}” to “{name}.{ext}.copy”
Is there an option or tool that will allow me to change the default naming convention for files copied into the same directory in Windows (XP) and above.
e.g. from: Copy of {name}.{ext} to: ...
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Move all sibling folders into one folder
I apologize that this seems like such a dumb question, but I can't afford to screw it up.
I have a bunch of folders like so:
/users/me/foo/oops1
/users/me/foo/oops2
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