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Points: 7175 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15.Mar.2011 at 10:56
Maybe I'm confusing "saving" and "copying".
 
Anyway, with the past couple OS releases when one copies a file doesn't Windows denote the copy in some manner automatically?  I'll have to check.
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Points: 491 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15.Mar.2011 at 14:44
When I say "Copy" I'm referring to the action of right clicking on a file in windows explorer and then copy and paste. Are you talking about saving out a copy of a file from within the program? 
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Points: 7175 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15.Mar.2011 at 15:18
Test #1.  Copy a dwg file (dated 3/1/2004) into the same directory it resides in.
 
Result: Using Windows XP Pro the file gets preceeded by the words "Copy of xxx.dwg".  The date of the file remains unchanged.  The file size remains the same as well.
 
Test #2.  Copy the same drawing file from my hard drive onto my USB flash drive and into a folder containing the exact same drawing.
 
Result: I first Copy, then try I to Paste.  Up pops a window with the message: "This folder already contains a file named xxx.dwg.  Would you like to replace the existing file with this one?"  There is no way to easily put a duplicate file in the folder on the USB flash drive without overwriting the file that resides there.  One would have to rename the file first.  Example: xxx[rev].dwg.
 
Test #3.  Copy a drawing file (dated 1/19/2001) off my hard drive to my USB flash drive.  Does the file date change in the process?
 
Result: No, it does not.
 
Is there another senario you would like me to test?


Edited by John Connor - 15.Mar.2011 at 15:37
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Points: 491 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15.Mar.2011 at 16:03
When I copy and paste a file to any location, the creation date is always today's date. If the file already exists, the file name is automatically renamed to "Filename - Copy.xxx". I don't know why it behaves differently on your machine?
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I've got such a cool machine that's why.  No, I will not sell it to you.
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