Need a "No to All" when copying multiple files over other files

[Thomas G. Marshall]

Copying folder 1 files --> folder 2

Folder 1 contains, say, 5000 files.
Folder 2 contains, say, 4000 files, many the same as the ones in folder 1.

I want to copy *only* the ones in folder 1 that don't already exist in
folder 2. I'll trust that if two coliding files are of the same name, that
they are the same.

I ctrl-a select the files in folder 1 and drag them to folder 2. The dialog
box comes up with a yes/yes to all/no/cancel dialog, but there is no "No to
All".

xcopy didn't seem to have an option for this either.

Ideas?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Copying folder 1 files --> folder 2

Folder 1 contains, say, 5000 files.
Folder 2 contains, say, 4000 files, many the same as the ones in folder 1.

I want to copy *only* the ones in folder 1 that don't already exist in
folder 2. I'll trust that if two coliding files are of the same name,
that they are the same.

I ctrl-a select the files in folder 1 and drag them to folder 2. The
dialog box comes up with a yes/yes to all/no/cancel dialog, but there is
no "No to All".

xcopy didn't seem to have an option for this either.

Ideas?

Someone else asked exactly the same question in this news
group less than 24 hours ago, with lots of answers. Have a
look at the item "Copy Files".

 

[Kelly]

Hi Thomas,

Hold down the shift key - then select No.

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[Thomas G. Marshall]

"Thomas G. Marshall"


Someone else asked exactly the same question in this news
group less than 24 hours ago, with lots of answers. Have a
look at the item "Copy Files".

Sure, and not one of them with a easy solution for large numbers of files
other than sync toy. There were many mistakes too.

The cancel button: No, that stops the copy altogether.
Ctrl-clicking the ones you want: Far too many files
Xcopy: Nope---no option for that that I see. The /Y is the opposite of what
I want, and the /-Y allows (Yes/No/All) but nothing like
(Yes/No/All/No2All)

The powertoys sync thing might work....I'll have to look into it....I've had
it downloaded for some months. But that might detect that a file has
changed and copy it over, which isn't precisely the behavior I'm always
going to want----I might want to leave the dest. file alone even if the
source file with the same name is different and newer. Too hard to explain
why.

 

[Nepatsfan]

In Thomas G. Marshall

Copying folder 1 files --> folder 2

Folder 1 contains, say, 5000 files.
Folder 2 contains, say, 4000 files, many the same as the ones
in folder 1.

I want to copy *only* the ones in folder 1 that don't already
exist in
folder 2. I'll trust that if two coliding files are of the
same name, that
they are the same.

I ctrl-a select the files in folder 1 and drag them to folder
2. The dialog
box comes up with a yes/yes to all/no/cancel dialog, but
there is no "No to
All".

xcopy didn't seem to have an option for this either.

Ideas?

I haven't used this program recently but you may find it
helpful.

XXCopy
http://www.xxcopy.com/index.htm

It looks like the /BB switch does what you've described.

XXCOPY Command Parameters Reference
http://www.xxcopy.com/xxcopy01.htm

Good luck

Nepatsfan