Copy files problem

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KiwiBrian

When I try to copy a lot of files between folders in XP, if it can't copy
one it tells me, but then aborts the operation.
This is most unsatisfactory.
How can I tell it to just ignore that particular file, then carry on copying
the rest?
Is there perhaps a third party application that I should use instead?
TIA
Brian Tozer
 
KiwiBrian said:
When I try to copy a lot of files between folders in XP, if it can't copy
one it tells me, but then aborts the operation.
This is most unsatisfactory.
How can I tell it to just ignore that particular file, then carry on copying
the rest?
Is there perhaps a third party application that I should use instead?
TIA
Brian Tozer
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You can use a command-line program like robocopy. You can specify a
limited number of retries, after which it carries on copying the
remaining files.
 
You can only tell it to ignore if your a moving a file to a directory the the
same file name already exists. Otherwise, Id suggest that you copy fewer
files at a time, so that when the bad file is reached, you havent lost
everything.
 
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