Help copying files

Ok, admittedly this is something i've screwed up, but I'm having trouble copying files from a folder to a folder (burn folder or just a folder). If I use the copy function from either the pull down menu or the keyboard shortcut all i end up transferring is an alias and many times I want the whole file. What did i do wrong?

Weird. I just tried copying something from a folder to another using Cmd + C to copy and Cmd + V to paste and it worked.
I copied an image, FWIW.

ETA: Also C&Ped a .pdf, .dmg, , .zip, an application and a folder. It all worked without a problem.

You are copying to a burn folder

A burn folder will only put aliases within itself rather than copy the files themselves.

When you burn the disk the real files will be on it, not the aliases.

 C and  V will work with normal everyday folders

Thanks

I guess this is an "update" with Leopard because before I updated, when I copied a file to a burn folder, the entire file was copied.

Dlynchusn@skyne said:

I guess this is an "update" with Leopard because before I updated, when I copied a file to a burn folder, the entire file was copied.

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Nope - I tested it on my tiger G4 and it puts aliases there