topic Re: CIFS - File already exists in Alfresco Archive

CIFS - File already exists

dave984 — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 09:56:53 GMT

Hi, i'm using CIFS to connect from a Win XP pc to an Alfresco 4.2.c on a Linux pc, i've mapped Alfresco as a drive and it's great…Just a simple question: If i copy a file into a generic site and it is already in that folder, Windows give me the usual popup: "File already exists, do you want to overw

Re: CIFS - File already exists

mrogers — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 12:18:56 GMT

It depends upon your cifs client. As far as I know windows explorer does not provide an option to rename rather than overwrite. Other cifs clients like robocopy might have the level of control that you want.

Re: CIFS - File already exists

dave984 — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 09:59:57 GMT

Thank you for the answer, i've tried RichCopy(GUI for RoboCopy) but don't ask me what to do…it simply override the file!
In addition, do you know some windows client in which you could choose the single files and not only the folders?

Re: CIFS - File already exists

dave984 — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 14:34:05 GMT

For those who are interested…Total Commander satisfy all my needs!