Copying: Copy or Move Files & Folders

Available in both Explore Views and Virtual Folders

Quick Start: To Copy or Move Files

First select the files you want to Copy or Move.

(Click here to find out more about FileBoss's advanced selection methods.)

Open the Copy / Move  Dialog

Simple and Advanced Command Modes

If you want to quickly copy a bunch of files without worrying about any advanced settings just close up (or leave closed-up) the dialog by pressing the Simple button (if the dialog is already closed up the button will read Advanced. Like all other expanding dialogs in FileBoss this copy move dialog reverts to default options when it is close up. So you don't have to worry about some option being set that you can't even see.

Advanced Hint: The default options for copying are can be set to your particular preferences so that when the dialog is closed up it will set the hidden options to the defaults you have specified. To learn more about this advanced feature click here.

Sample Options and Settings

Below are just some of the other options you can set (remember there is a simple mode too where you don't have to worry about these details). For a complete list of options see the documentation for the Copy / Move Dialog.

Remove Read-Only Bits from CD Files

Many files stored on CDs have their Read-Only bit set and it is transferred with the files when they are copied to a hard disk.

By default FileBoss will detect when files are being copied from a CD or DVD and make sure that the Read-Only bit is cleared on the copied file. This behavior can be deactivated. It is a global setting that affects all files copied by FileBoss from CDs (e.g. the setting also affects files copied using Drag & Drop and to Drop Zones.) To change whether or not FileBoss removes the Read-Only bit on files copied from CDs select Options | Program Options... from the main menu and select the Copy Files panel then check or uncheck the Clear Read-Only bit when copying files form CDs/DVD box.

Copy Only if Target Exists

Will  copy each selected file if, and only if, a file with the same name already exists in the destination folder.

This effectively updates the files in the destination folder without adding any new files. Good for when you want to back up files with copying a bunch of junk or temporary files that may be on the source drive or folder.

Actions when Destination Entry Already Exists

No / Yes / Ask / Only if Newer

The first four options determine whether or not files can be overwritten by the files being copied.

When Only if Newer is selected the times the files were last modified are used for comparison.

Rename

Rather than overwriting files that exist, you can instruct FileBoss to rename either the new or the existing files.

Select New File to rename the file that is being copied (the existing file will not be changed).

Select Existing File to rename the existing file, the new file will then be copied using the old name.

Whether you choose to rename the existing file or the new file depends only on what you are doing and your personal preference.

Click on Set... to specify how the files - either new or existing - will be renamed. You can add text and/or sequential numbers to the new filenames.

Setting New File Attributes

These options affect files created or overwritten by the copy or move operation.

(Note that a file is considered new even if it overwrites an existing file of the same name.)

You can add, remove or leave the four attributes unchanged.

If an attribute is marked as No Change it will be set to the same setting on the source file or folder.

Setting When FileBoss will Ask for Confirmation

These options determine when FileBoss will alert you that a file is going to be overwritten by the copy or move process. The warnings are fired when an existing file has one of the checked attributes. For instance if the EXE box is checked FileBoss will ask you what to do before copying a source file over an existing target file that has an extension of .EXE, .COM, .DLL, .DRV, .OCX or .BAT. When asked what to do your options will be to skip that one file, cancel all remaining files, overwrite that one file, overwrite all remaining files or even rename the file.

       This option is only present when the warnings are being used for copy or move operations (i.e. not for deleting or touching as there is no 'source' file).

Ref: HTDE_COPY_FILES

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