Has windows changed the way it names duplicate files?
I have one file in my downloads directory called
networx_setup.exe, from 2021
Later I downloaded again and got
networx_setup (1).exe as well as versions 2-6 (Four in one 30-minute period. I can't remember why I did that.)
Today I wanted a recent version and I got
networx_setup(1).exe , no space after the p.
BTW, Networx is free for 30 days, but some features keep working,
apparently for 3 years or more. I don't remember what is not working
except that it only opens up little windows now, and I suppose it once
had a big window. BTW2, the little windows are speed meter, usage statistics trace route, pint, netstat, quota, settings. Maybe the whole
thing does work, but you can tell if there is more during the first 30
days. It's only $15 but I haven't had a need for it.
Has windows changed the way it names duplicate files?
I have one file in my downloads directory called
networx_setup.exe, from 2021
Later I downloaded again and got
networx_setup (1).exe as well as versions 2-6 (Four in one 30-minute period. I can't remember why I did that.)
Today I wanted a recent version and I got
networx_setup(1).exe , no space after the p.
Google has articles about windows *suggesting* names for duplicate files
but it's never in 30 years asked me which one I want.
And another article mentions Powershell. I have that installed (and
there are 3277 files with powershell in their names!!!) but I'm sure I didn't do anything with it related to this. Does it do this on its own?
BTW, Networx is free for 30 days, but some features keep working,As I remember it, it's always been file(1).ext
apparently for 3 years or more. I don't remember what is not working
except that it only opens up little windows now, and I suppose it once
had a big window. BTW2, the little windows are speed meter, usage statistics trace route, pint, netstat, quota, settings. Maybe the whole
thing does work, but you can tell if there is more during the first 30
days. It's only $15 but I haven't had a need for it.
micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
Has windows changed the way it names duplicate files?
I have one file in my downloads directory called
networx_setup.exe, from 2021
Later I downloaded again and got
networx_setup (1).exe as well as versions 2-6 (Four in one 30-minute
period. I can't remember why I did that.)
Today I wanted a recent version and I got
networx_setup(1).exe , no space after the p.
That's probably an issue of the (web) *browser*, not Windows itself.
Did you use the exact same browser in both situations?
If you make a copy with (Windows) File Explorer - i.e. not with a
browser -, the copy *will have a space before the left parenthesis of
the sequence number.
BTW, Networx is free for 30 days, but some features keep working,
apparently for 3 years or more. I don't remember what is not working
except that it only opens up little windows now, and I suppose it once
had a big window. BTW2, the little windows are speed meter, usage
statistics trace route, pint, netstat, quota, settings. Maybe the whole
thing does work, but you can tell if there is more during the first 30
days. It's only $15 but I haven't had a need for it.
If the Usage Report still has a working 'Applications' tab, I may want
to try a newer/current version. (I still have the last free version
(5.5.5) which works fine.)
Firefox added since it might be responsible:
In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on 20 Sep 2024 14:06:27 GMT, Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
Has windows changed the way it names duplicate files?
I have one file in my downloads directory called
networx_setup.exe, from 2021
Later I downloaded again and got
networx_setup (1).exe as well as versions 2-6 (Four in one 30-minute
period. I can't remember why I did that.)
Today I wanted a recent version and I got
networx_setup(1).exe , no space after the p.
And it took me a while because I expected this one to be numbered 7 and
I didn't even look at those with lower numbers. When I relied on the
date to find the new one, I didn't realize the space had moved and
couldn't understand how they were both numbered 1!
That's probably an issue of the (web) *browser*, not Windows itself.
Aha.
Did you use the exact same browser in both situations?
I almost surely used Firefox both times -- I know I did today -- but
they are always updating that. I will ask on the firefox ng. In fact I
will include them on this.
If you make a copy with (Windows) File Explorer - i.e. not with a
browser -, the copy *will have a space before the left parenthesis of
the sequence number.
What do you think would happen if I had networx_setup(1).exe and I used windows file explorer to move it to another directory. It woudn't
change the name to networx_setup (1).exe, would it? Because I could conceivably have moved it with file explorer**.
**Though I definitely don't think so.
micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
Firefox added since it might be responsible:
In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on 20 Sep 2024 14:06:27 GMT, Frank Slootweg
<this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:
micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
Has windows changed the way it names duplicate files?
I have one file in my downloads directory called
networx_setup.exe, from 2021
Later I downloaded again and got
networx_setup (1).exe as well as versions 2-6 (Four in one 30-minute >> >> period. I can't remember why I did that.)
Today I wanted a recent version and I got
networx_setup(1).exe , no space after the p.
And it took me a while because I expected this one to be numbered 7 and
I didn't even look at those with lower numbers. When I relied on the
date to find the new one, I didn't realize the space had moved and
couldn't understand how they were both numbered 1!
That's probably an issue of the (web) *browser*, not Windows itself.
Aha.
Did you use the exact same browser in both situations?
I almost surely used Firefox both times -- I know I did today -- but
they are always updating that. I will ask on the firefox ng. In fact I
will include them on this.
Okay, that's good.If you make a copy with (Windows) File Explorer - i.e. not with a
browser -, the copy *will have a space before the left parenthesis of
the sequence number.
What do you think would happen if I had networx_setup(1).exe and I used
windows file explorer to move it to another directory. It woudn't
change the name to networx_setup (1).exe, would it? Because I could
conceivably have moved it with file explorer**.
**Though I definitely don't think so.
If you *move* a file, the name stays the same. If you *copy* and the
name already exists, you get a copy with a sequence number.
Out of interest, I did some tests:
1. Target folder contains file networx_setup.exe (no sequence number).
If I again copy file networx_setup.exe from some folder to the same
target folder and choose to keep both copies, the new one will be
named 'networx_setup (1).exe', i.e. with a sequence number and a
space.
2. Target folder contains your networx_setup(1).exe file, i.e. with a
sequence number, but without a space.
If I again copy file networx_setup(1).exe from some folder to the same
target folder and choose to keep both copies, the new one will be
named 'networx_setup(2).exe', i.e. new sequence number, but no space.
So it seems that if there was no sequence number in the original name,
the second copy gets a sequence number (1) with a space in front.
If there already was a sequence number in the original name, the new
copy gets the next sequence number, but doesn't get a space if there
wasn't one in the original name.
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