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djmitch
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I've posted a similar thread in the "OS X - Operating System" forum to no avail, so perhaps some of you other switchers can offer some insight about this.
Suppose I have file X on my jump drive AND on my hard drive, but file X on my jump drive is newer and I want it to replace the older one on my hard drive, i.e. copy it from the jump drive to the hard drive. When I drag and drop (or copy and paste) this file INDIVIDUALLY onto the hard drive, I'm alerted (like with Windows) that I'm about to replace an older version of the file with a newer one. I'm also thankfully warned whenever I'm about to accidentally replace a newer version of a file with an older one.
My problem is this: I don't receive such a warning message when I'm dragging and dropping (or copying and pasting) a GROUP of files. So suppose I select a group of files including file X on my jump drive and I drag and drop them onto the hard drive directory that has the same file: I'm no longer warned that one version of the file is older/newer than the other. I'm simply asked if I'd like to replace file X with file X, not an "older" version of one with the "newer" version, or vice versa. In other words, I'm running the risk of replacing a newer file with the older one without being warned about it. I hope I'm making sense!
Anyhow, is this a glitch that Tiger has or what (I'm running version 10.4.1)? Logically, I should be warned that one version of a file is older or newer than another whether I'm moving a file individually OR in a group. If this is not a glitch, then someone please tell me that there's a way to get my Mac to do something similar to what Windows does (showing the date and time of last modification for both files), or at least help me understand the logic behind why Macs display the messages that they do when copying files.
I'm really missing this Windows feature (gasp!) and I don't want to start regretting "The Switch". Somebody please help!!
Suppose I have file X on my jump drive AND on my hard drive, but file X on my jump drive is newer and I want it to replace the older one on my hard drive, i.e. copy it from the jump drive to the hard drive. When I drag and drop (or copy and paste) this file INDIVIDUALLY onto the hard drive, I'm alerted (like with Windows) that I'm about to replace an older version of the file with a newer one. I'm also thankfully warned whenever I'm about to accidentally replace a newer version of a file with an older one.
My problem is this: I don't receive such a warning message when I'm dragging and dropping (or copying and pasting) a GROUP of files. So suppose I select a group of files including file X on my jump drive and I drag and drop them onto the hard drive directory that has the same file: I'm no longer warned that one version of the file is older/newer than the other. I'm simply asked if I'd like to replace file X with file X, not an "older" version of one with the "newer" version, or vice versa. In other words, I'm running the risk of replacing a newer file with the older one without being warned about it. I hope I'm making sense!
Anyhow, is this a glitch that Tiger has or what (I'm running version 10.4.1)? Logically, I should be warned that one version of a file is older or newer than another whether I'm moving a file individually OR in a group. If this is not a glitch, then someone please tell me that there's a way to get my Mac to do something similar to what Windows does (showing the date and time of last modification for both files), or at least help me understand the logic behind why Macs display the messages that they do when copying files.
I'm really missing this Windows feature (gasp!) and I don't want to start regretting "The Switch". Somebody please help!!