Questions tagged [overwrite]
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Overwriting a files in place on NTFS
Let's say I have a Python program that opens a file and overwrites it with zeros, and I run it on a Windows 7 computer formatted in NTFS. If this is done on an HDD (not an SSD) will the file be ...
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Restore Visual Paradigm Project After Overwriting
I mistook the open project dialogue with the save current project dialogue.
I chose the project I wanted to open, and it was overwritten by the current open project.
I'm on Windows 10.
I'm using an ...
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How to Zero out free space on a pen drive on Windows?
I am looking for commands or methods whereby I can just write all zeros to the free space on a Pen drive on Windows OS. The existing files should not be affected.
There's a built in command called '...
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WinSCP cannot overwrite file without write permissions to containing directory
I want to overwrite a file having permissions 777 but the directory in which file is placed has permissions 755. So it is not allowing to do so.
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Overwrite a Windows 7's Windows folder with a Windows.old from upgrade to Windows 8
Basically I've installed Windows 8 Pro over an existing Windows 7 install, and I told it not to copy any personal files or applications. Now in my C: drive I have a Windows.old folder.
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How to make robocopy overwrite files?
I cannot make robocopy overwrite files.
I need to get copy speed stats on one big file but the file to copy is skipped once already copied :
PS C:\> ls ~/Downloads/19041.1.191206-1406....
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Overwrite and not merge files when copying folders
I have a root directory C:\ROOT and this directory contains a number of subfolders, with names like these:
C:\ROOT\Folder0001
C:\ROOT\Folder0002
C:\ROOT\Folder0003
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C:\ROOT\Foldernnnn
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Batch to copy file with subsequent file names
I currently have robocopy monitoring files in a folder for changes. When any files changes, robocopy does it job by making a copy. The problem is, I see no way to have multiple copies of the same ...
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How can I prevent applications to overwrite files with no prompt?
When download files and there is already a file with the same name, I expect to be prompted for a decision to rename or overwrite the file. But this is not happening with WhatsApp Desktop for MacOS (...
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Word Document Overwritten With Background Image?
My cousin has called me quite panicked because she could not open a word (.docx) document after a hard reset of her computer. Office 365's Word was giving us the run around, one thing it suggested was ...
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Is it possible to use the Linux CLI to move and rename duplicates at the same time?
I'd like to know if it's possible to move/copy files using the command line and automatically rename conflicting files? I scoured the forums and found different suggestions but none of them worked. So ...
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Know if the running version of a program is the one on disk
How can I know if the version of a program which is currently running is the one residing on disk, or if it is an older version (that may have been replaced, e.g., by an upgrade?)
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simple sum in Excel but replacing one of the addends in its own cell
Am an Excel novice and have looked in several MS office books I got from the library but none say how to do the following, and I've performed a couple of general internet searches to no avail as well ...
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Automatically replace files in destination when dropping zip into batch
I'm using the following code in a batch to unzip files to a specific destination. What can I add in order to have the extracted files automatically overwrite the existing files?
@echo off
setlocal
cd ...
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How to copy an entire server into another server?
I have two Linux servers, A and B. I want to transfer all the data from server A onto B, but I don't want to overwrite any server configurations on server B. What would be the safest and most optimal ...
