Questions tagged [overwrite]
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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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Linux - Copy only new and larger files
I have two directories with thousands of files which contain more or less the same files.
How can I copy all files from dirA to dirB which are not in dirB or if the file exists in dirB only overwrite ...
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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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Restore AppData overwritten files
History of issue: I was trying to restore my deleted tab history of Mozilla Firefox browser, which I didn't synchronize with my account, and I have made a LOT of mistakes. I tried to restore previous ...
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How to make #tee take in -append instead of -a option (bionicpup32-8.0)
I'm trying to run team viewer on my bionicpup32-8.0
Running the command teamviewer returns:
Init...
tee: unrecognized option: append
BusyBox v1.30.1 (2019-04-24 21:49:26 +08) multi-call binary.
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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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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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Can files on bootable USB stick be overwritten with no reformatting?
Let's say I'll create a bootable USB stick. Can a system on HDD modify, add or delete files on boot able stick without reformatting? If so, will use of SD card with USB adapter be good idea, as they ...
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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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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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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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Does overwriting a file consumes extra space?
I have 1gb available space in my HDD which is composed of mainly movies and I want to overwrite files with same names and file size. The file that I want to replace is a 2gb movie and I want to ...
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Zero filling (vs one-filling) drives: convention or practical reason?
Many tutorials suggest zero-filling a drive to fully erase it for further use, but I have never seen anyone suggest one-filling a drive for any reason. Is this an arbitrary convention, or is there a ...
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