ERROR Copying Files with Same Name

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I'm trying to do a total system backup, but when I drag the whole "work
folder" over (to copy onto another machine from XP Home to XP Pro over
a wireless home network) it stops as soon as it hits the first time I
have a Word document and an Adobe document of the same name.
When I convert a Word to pdf, I leave the name the same, but this
occurs in nearly every one of approximatley 1,400 sub-folders :eek:
Do I have to go and copy each folder, and file individually?
Otherwise, if I do a large block, I have to figure out what DID and
DIDN'T get copied before I select another smaller section..

HELP!!!
 
imcivilized said:
I'm trying to do a total system backup, but when I drag the whole "work
folder" over (to copy onto another machine from XP Home to XP Pro over
a wireless home network) it stops as soon as it hits the first time I
have a Word document and an Adobe document of the same name.
When I convert a Word to pdf, I leave the name the same, but this
occurs in nearly every one of approximatley 1,400 sub-folders :eek:
Do I have to go and copy each folder, and file individually?
Otherwise, if I do a large block, I have to figure out what DID and
DIDN'T get copied before I select another smaller section..
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If I understand the question correctly, there are a couple
of options of copying files. There should be a dialog box
that asks whether or not to over-write all of the files (of
the same name) in the target folder. Check the box and this
should take care of the over-writing for everything.

The second alternative is to go through the DOS prompt and
use the XCOPY command with the /s /e and /y switches, e.g.,

xcopy f:\ q:\ /s /e /y,

which copies everything from Drive F to, for example, an
external USB HD, Drive Q, over-writing all files of the same
name that are present in Q as well copying new files over
(or a mapped drive from the remote machine to the server).

Using XCOPY is sometimes a good alternative, esp. in a batch
script for backing up. There are other switches that can be
used with XCOPY. To find them, enter XCOPY /? from the command
prompt. HTH.
 
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