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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
Each ...
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(WSL) How avoid overwriting Windows hosts file
Bonjour,
I looked from the web et got lots of solutions but none of them work.
On Windows 11, I use Ubuntu 22.04 (WSL 2). I moved it on another drive. I also use Docker desktop and Devilbox (I can't ...
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How to wipe all data on HDD (Windows 10 system partition)?
I am a bit surprised that I didn't found a canoncial (= recommended by Microsoft) way of doing this by searching Google but here we are:
I am tasked to delete all data safely from a Windows 10 ...
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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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How is this possibly recoverable?
I saw somewhere that there are some programs that "overwrite files more than once for more secure deletion".
I don't understand this. If you overwrite the file once after deletion, or even before ...
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Windows FTP - skip file if it already exists
I have a little script in Windows that opens up a connection to a web server and downloads all the files using mget.
However, the mget constantly downloads the files even if they already exist.
Is ...
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What does "type nul > somefile" do to "somefile" in Windows?
Specifically, does type nul > somefile overwrite the entire file on disk? I saw a batch script website recommend generating an FTP script on the fly and then "securely" erasing it with the command ...
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How do I delete a file that is in use by another process? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I delete a 'locked' file?
More specifically, I'm trying to rename or overwrite a file, and get the message
Access Denied. Make sure the disk is not full or ...
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