1. Forum
  2. Usenet
  3. ALT.COMP.OS.WINDOWS-10

  • "File Already Exists - Replace" - adding timestamps for old/new copy of

    From NY@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 14 11:26:18 2023
    In Windows 7 (and maybe earlier versions of Windows), if you used Windows Explorer to copy an updated version of a file over the top of an existing
    one, you got a "File already exists" dialog box which displayed the
    timestamps of the old and new versions of the file.

    In Windows 10, you get a "Replace?" option but you need to click on "More Details" if you want to see the timestamps then you get presented with check boxes to decide whether to keep the old copy of the file or overwrite it
    with the new one.

    Is there an easy way of reconfiguring Win 10's Explorer to use a dialog that displays everything in one place like for Win 7?

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Paul@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 14 13:19:18 2023
    On 12/14/2023 6:26 AM, NY wrote:
    In Windows 7 (and maybe earlier versions of Windows), if you used Windows Explorer to copy an updated version of a file over the top of an existing one, you got a "File already exists" dialog box which displayed the timestamps of the old and new
    versions of the file.

    In Windows 10, you get a "Replace?" option but you need to click on "More Details" if you want to see the timestamps then you get presented with check boxes to decide whether to keep the old copy of the file or overwrite it with the new one.

    Is there an easy way of reconfiguring Win 10's Explorer to use a dialog that displays everything in one place like for Win 7?

    Maybe something like this would have it. Dunno.
    There could be an option here, to just fiddle with File Explorer.

    http://www.classicshell.net/

    The other way, would be to look for a tweaker or something.
    Going for an entire utility would be a bit dangerous (as the
    OS can be modified on any given day, tossing your selected
    utility into the weeds).

    https://superuser.com/questions/1382285/replace-or-skip-files-dialog-displayed-when-copying-files

    The dialog would not even appear at all, if the Hide Folder Merge Conflicts
    was ticked in Folder Options.

    One article claimed it was a COM object, and might be replaced at that
    level, but that doesn't mean you get to replace it with the Windows 7
    COM object.

    There are always worse options out there, somewhere. This page
    compares some of the options. But I'm not finding the option you
    want, which is just to put the old dialog back.

    https://easyfilerenamer.com/blog/2022/10/12/windows-10-rename-or-overwrite-existing-files-when-moving-files/

    Paul

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Paul@21:1/5 to Paul on Thu Dec 14 13:33:44 2023
    On 12/14/2023 1:19 PM, Paul wrote:
    On 12/14/2023 6:26 AM, NY wrote:
    In Windows 7 (and maybe earlier versions of Windows), if you used Windows Explorer to copy an updated version of a file over the top of an existing one, you got a "File already exists" dialog box which displayed the timestamps of the old and new
    versions of the file.

    In Windows 10, you get a "Replace?" option but you need to click on "More Details" if you want to see the timestamps then you get presented with check boxes to decide whether to keep the old copy of the file or overwrite it with the new one.

    Is there an easy way of reconfiguring Win 10's Explorer to use a dialog that displays everything in one place like for Win 7?

    Maybe something like this would have it. Dunno.
    There could be an option here, to just fiddle with File Explorer.

    http://www.classicshell.net/

    The other way, would be to look for a tweaker or something.
    Going for an entire utility would be a bit dangerous (as the
    OS can be modified on any given day, tossing your selected
    utility into the weeds).

    https://superuser.com/questions/1382285/replace-or-skip-files-dialog-displayed-when-copying-files

    The dialog would not even appear at all, if the Hide Folder Merge Conflicts was ticked in Folder Options.

    One article claimed it was a COM object, and might be replaced at that
    level, but that doesn't mean you get to replace it with the Windows 7
    COM object.

    There are always worse options out there, somewhere. This page
    compares some of the options. But I'm not finding the option you
    want, which is just to put the old dialog back.

    https://easyfilerenamer.com/blog/2022/10/12/windows-10-rename-or-overwrite-existing-files-when-moving-files/

    Paul


    Covers some of the same territory.

    https://www.journeybytes.com/get-old-windows-xp-style-copy-dialog-in/

    Paul

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)