If I copy a file and there already is a file with the same name in the target directory and that file is marked as a read-only, hidden or system file, then I can choose to overwrite the file, but then these attributes are removed from the target file if the source file doesn't have the same attributes.
I would like an option in the configuration to always leave the attributes of the target file untouched during copying when the sum of the atributes of the target files i higher than the sum is for the source file - e.g. attributes can be added but not removed from the target file.
[REQ] Leave attributes untouched during copying
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[REQ] Leave attributes untouched during copying
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Hmm, that's a very strange request - all programs I know keep the attributes of the copied file, not of the file which was already there. Why would this be useful?
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I mean - target files are put there and marked by ME for a reason - source files can often not be marked (by me) in advance for example if they are on a CD-ROM, in an archive or on a network without writing permissions.
Notice: this should of course be configurable, especially because it is not "normal" behaviour.
An example: I have manually marked some files read-only so that I don't accidently delete them or some program doesn't overwrite them without me knowing it. Once in a while I want to update these read-only files for example from a downloaded archive, but the source files are not marked read-only - so after the updating I have to manually mark the files as read-only once again.Why would this be useful?
I mean - target files are put there and marked by ME for a reason - source files can often not be marked (by me) in advance for example if they are on a CD-ROM, in an archive or on a network without writing permissions.
Notice: this should of course be configurable, especially because it is not "normal" behaviour.
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