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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Windows 98SE Copy/move replacement/enhancement w/ auto rename

« on: January 09, 2007, 11:56 AM »

Humbug and happy new year to all. Still haven't found a satisfactory app for my auto-rename-on-copy needs, so here's an alternative snack which I'd gladly pay something terribly modest for (you try having three kids): a replacement for, or enhancement to, the native Win98SE Copy/Move service with a working "No To All" function, currently not available for my <i>OS ancien</i>... 

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Post New Requests Here / Re: Windows (98SE) "Copy/move" replacement/enhancement w/ auto rename

« on: August 16, 2006, 05:07 PM »

Thanks to all -- will check out suggestions, with the exception of SuperCopier2, which I have tried, but which has one or two quirks which (currently, at least) annoy me -- eg, I have a hidden directory (keeps the kids out) and SC2 relies on the standard Explorer interface for selecting folders, such that my hidden folder is unselectable because it's invisible, which makes me have to drag 'n' drop which makes me peeved at the world. So there. Don't get me started...  THX TZA

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Post New Requests Here / IDEA: Windows 98SE Copy/move replacement/enhancement w/ auto rename

« on: August 09, 2006, 02:12 PM »

Yes, there are 3rd party apps which can accomplish this, but they each have their annoyances, or are dedicated to certain file types, and yes, I run an antique OS, and yes, I'm going slowly mad.

So: is it possible to build a replacement or enhancement for the native Windows' copy/move functions such that if files in the destination directory have the same name as files to be moved, one or the other is automatically renamed?

Eg: moving "1.txt" to a folder containing "1.txt" results in the destination folder containing "1.txt" and "1_renamed.txt" -- or whatever rename parameters?

Is that really asking so much?  !pleH