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Need to merge folders and data without losing files.
James | Dec 20 2007
Hello, I am new to this forum, but have been listening to merlin and reading for a long time. I will get right to the problem. My data is a mess. I have a 500gb external drive bulging at the seams with duplicate files and folders. The problem occurred because my wife and I both backup to this drive. We now have our own folders full of the same files(mostly music). Now bear with me. I hope this doesn't get too complicated. At the moment I have a drive that looks similar to this z:\my music\joe smith\track a, b, c, d etc. z:\her music\joe smith\track a i need to find an app or script or something that will allow me to merge both joe smith folders combining the tracks without deleting. Anybody know of a way to do that? Any help would be greatly appreciated. My hard drive is getting full, and I am not looking forward to fixing this problem by hand. Thanks 4 Comments
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I don’t think WindowsSubmitted by mwr on January 2, 2008 - 6:18am.
I don't think Windows operates the way you describe, or at least I wasn't able to verify your description. Quick example I tried:
None of the lighter folders from Smaller deleted anything. And it looks like it didn't matter if I used "move" instead of "copy", either. See if you can reproduce that. All my tests were on a single drive, but I don't think going across drives will make a difference. » POSTED IN:
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