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It should be simple, but I can't seem to get it right. Unlike newer Windows versions, XP does not preserve folder dates with copy and paste. Objective: Copy all files and folders from one partition data to another from XP, preserving the folder date. The new partition has a different file system and a new cluster size, so clones aren't possible. It's possible to make a copy to an image and then unzip it, but that seems like a long time to copy 1 TiB and a lot of free space is required. I've seen several programs that copy files and folders while preserving the folder's backup date, but these programs don't copy to the root directory; they only copy to a single folder. Therefore, they wouldn't be suitable for maintaining a well-organized file allocation table and could cause problems with long filenames. These are: -Argentum Backup -Cobian Backup -Fbackup So, I decided to look for a program that copies files and folders to the root directory. I've tried over 20 programs, and it doesn't seem to exist. By example these do not retain the date: -Carifreed SimplySync Backup -Microsoft Richcopy -Microsoft Robocopy (command line) I've only gotten a little bit of success with XXclone (command line), but only halfway. It turns out that using /T only copies folders, not files. So I'd have to copy the folders first with xxcopy Q:\ K:\ /E /H /K /T And then the files with xxcopy Q:\ K:\ /E /H /K (Q: and K: are the drive letters) Are there commands in xxclone to copy one partition to another while preserving the folder's date? Is there a program with a graphical interface that can do this? I don't think I'm asking for anything special. I don't understand why it's so difficult... Edit: Achieved with Total Commander. You must first select "Copy date/time from directories" in the settings menu + copy/delete. Any other programs?
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Hello! I've been MIA the last years. However theres a cosmetic bug in Windows 98SE (don't know if its also in ME) that results as followed: When I open a folder or place where files exist and I have access to the adressbar (which displays the path normally), its by default also possible to type in the adress bar. And when you do this the text cursor aka caret appears on typing (or after using copy and paste). However now to the issue If you use RENAME (or press F2) and then copy the file or folder name e.g. "autoexec.bat" (regardless of using CTRL+C or right-clicking copy) and double-click to the adressbar the text won't get the blue focus it normally gets when you mark a text before removing it with backspace. So easily said the field in the addressbar now cant get tagged. You still can paste the text of the filename you copied ("autoexec.bat"), but at the moment there is no focus(tagging)and no caret when you want to paste "autoexec.bat" in the adressbar field. And instead of reading "autoexec.bat" in the adressbar after usage of CTRL+V in Windows explorer you will read "C:\autoexec.bat" now. Btw: I noticed a work-around: If you use rename and then copy the file/folder name but now...click another file. And after this you can mark the text in the addresbar of Windows Explorer (the text cursor is available) and paste to make it read "autoexec.bat " instead of "C:\". Seems to be some bug with the focus. This bug doesn't occur in browsers, its just in the Windows Explorer for Files. Would be curious to find out if its only in Windows 98SE or also ME and maybe also 2000 or NT4.
