Useless Windows file copy facility.

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Quentin Feduchin

Whether or not this is a "maintenance" etc problem is a
moot point. Anyhow, I've always found it exceedingly
irritating that the file copying facility of all the
Windows versions is so useless. But maybe I'm missing
something, if so you can educate me.
Suppose one is copying 50 files between locations, one
comes across several situations:
1) (from a CD) The file is corrupt, try again or cancel?
2) the file's already there, do you want to overcopy, etc?
Etc etc.
The common thing between the above and many similar
remarks coming from Windows is:
a) If you don't want to go ahead, your only option is to
cancel the copying command! NOT, ignore, LIST, and carry
on, for example! or
b) It will pester you with: Do you want to overcopy the
next? and the next? and the next? and on, and on! How
about a copy SETUP that allows you to formulate HOW you
want to copy, whether you would like to DO this action,
or NOT do that action, to INCLUDE this type of file and
NOT to include that? And to list those files not copied,
and other options that I haven't thought of in the past
few minutes (but I'm sure thousands would LOVE?)?
 
You use Xcopy for that. Type it in help.

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Why don't you purchase one of the fine add-on file manager programs. I have
been using Windows Commander (now Total Commander) for about 5 years. This
program is invaluable to me and I would never set up a computer without it.
 
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