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Possible data loss when moving files to a CD
Scenario:
1. Download a document from the Web and store it in a local folder. The document will be marked as tainted. 2. Select the local folder and execute Edit.MoveTo CD-R drive. While moving the tainted document to CD Recording folder, Explorer will warn you that the document file has additional information associated with it. 3. Tell Explorer not to move the downloaded file. 4. Examine the content of the CD-R. Result: The original folder is gone (since it has been moved) and the downloaded file is nowhere to find: neither in the CD nor in the original folder nor in the Trash. Workaround: 1. Open the CD-R drive folder in Windows Explorer. 2. Create a new folder within. 3. Open that new folder. 4. (Important!) Press the [Go!] button in the address bar. The task "Record CD" will disappear from the task pane. 5. Move the source folder to the resulting window. The metainfo warning will not appear, and, as an additional bonus, the folder will be reattached rather than physically moved. (Of course, the associated metainfo will go away on burning anyway, so if you _really_ want to retain that, use Windows Backup and burn the backup archive instead.) |
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Possible data loss when moving files to a CD
Krzysztof ?elechowski wrote:
I'm unsure why you felt it was good to post this but there are several things wrong with your scenario, not the least that the way you were burning files was bad practice to begin with. See comments inline: Scenario: 1. Download a document from the Web and store it in a local folder. The document will be marked as tainted. Right here is where things fall apart. Perhaps we have a language barrier? I have no idea what you mean by "marked as tainted". I've downloaded plenty of files from various places on the Internet and I've never had a download marked as anything, let alone "tainted". Marked by what? What do you mean "tainted"? In English, "tainted" means: verb [ trans. ] (often be tainted) - contaminate or pollute (something) : "the air was tainted by fumes from the cars." • affect with a bad or undesirable quality : "his administration was tainted by scandal." • [ intrans. ] archaic (of food or water) become contaminated or polluted. To what "local folder" are you saving the file? 2. Select the local folder and execute Edit.MoveTo CD-R drive. And here's where the rest falls apart. You *never* want to select "move" on files that are to go to another drive, optical or storage. You copy files to another hard drive or network location and then go back and delete from the source if desired. But you don't even do this if you are using XP's built-in burning capability. Simply put in a CD/DVD blank, double-click the icon in My Computer to open it. Double-click the folder where you've stored your files to open it. Select the files for burning and just drag them to the CD/DVD window. Close the file window because you don't need it any more. Burn your CD/DVD. End of story. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u..._august13.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...ptember16.mspx Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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Possible data loss when moving files to a CD
Krzysztof ?elechowski wrote:
I'm unsure why you felt it was good to post this but there are several things wrong with your scenario, not the least that the way you were burning files was bad practice to begin with. See comments inline: Scenario: 1. Download a document from the Web and store it in a local folder. The document will be marked as tainted. Right here is where things fall apart. Perhaps we have a language barrier? I have no idea what you mean by "marked as tainted". I've downloaded plenty of files from various places on the Internet and I've never had a download marked as anything, let alone "tainted". Marked by what? What do you mean "tainted"? In English, "tainted" means: verb [ trans. ] (often be tainted) - contaminate or pollute (something) : "the air was tainted by fumes from the cars." • affect with a bad or undesirable quality : "his administration was tainted by scandal." • [ intrans. ] archaic (of food or water) become contaminated or polluted. To what "local folder" are you saving the file? 2. Select the local folder and execute Edit.MoveTo CD-R drive. And here's where the rest falls apart. You *never* want to select "move" on files that are to go to another drive, optical or storage. You copy files to another hard drive or network location and then go back and delete from the source if desired. But you don't even do this if you are using XP's built-in burning capability. Simply put in a CD/DVD blank, double-click the icon in My Computer to open it. Double-click the folder where you've stored your files to open it. Select the files for burning and just drag them to the CD/DVD window. Close the file window because you don't need it any more. Burn your CD/DVD. End of story. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u..._august13.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...ptember16.mspx Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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