I keep multiple backups of my data and digital images. Some of my "backups"
are really copies that I keep on external hard disks. There was no problem
when I used XP. I would simply copy files or folders from drive C:\ and
paste into the external hard disks. However, I have run into a problem ever
since I got my new computer with Vista. I don't know if it is a Vista
problem or if it is a problem that I am causing because I am now back to
being a newbie again. For example, I wll copy folders with a large number
of files. Then I will start getting *numerous* reports like this: "The
file...has properties that cannot be copied to the new location" and "Are
you sure you want to copy this file without its properties?" Another
frequent message is one that says I am about to copy a file over another.
Do I want to do that. Well, it *should not* have found a duplicate file
unless the file is within the files I am copying because I delete old
"backups"/copies before I start the new copy-and-paste job.
Can anyone explain what is going on here and what I can do to avoid it?
And, most especially, I want to be sure that I am not copying something that
will have no value in case I need to retrieve something from that disk.
I am using a Dell 530 with Vista Home Premium.
Thanks,
MaryL
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