Why is it that no OS maker (well, MS and Apple anyway) has got the smarts enough to give you the option when you copy (or move) a file to rename it if a file of the same name already exists in the destination!
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Copy, Replace, RENAME!!
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Ha! What a brilliant idea. I've been using computers for over 10 years now, and that has never occured to me. Send it as a suggestion to Apple!
Re: Copy, Replace, RENAME!!
Windows does this. When you copy and paste in the same location, it will make the copy file and rename it "copy of <filename>
Originally posted by ChrisH3677
Why is it that no OS maker (well, MS and Apple anyway) has got the smarts enough to give you the option when you copy (or move) a file to rename it if a file of the same name already exists in the destination!
Windows does this. When you copy and paste in the same location, it will make the copy file and rename it "copy of <filename>
True, OS X also sometimes will add a ".1" to the end of the filename if it is the same. But, it doesn't always do this. And the ability to rename the file would be nice.