[Ilja]

Ok, I just noticed something odd (at least I didn't expect it to happen like this)

When pasting a folder where the same folder allready exist, you get the option to overwrite it ofcourse. Now on windows when you do that, the entire folder doesn't get replaced, only the files/folders that are named the same are overwritten. Files that were in the overwritten folder that were not in the new folder would stay

ie:

old folder:

1.txt
2.txt
3.txt

new folder:

1.txt
2.txt
4.txt

After overwriting would be:

1.txt
2.txt
3.txt
4.txt

But I just lost an entire folder structure when overwriting a complex folder structure in the finder: The old folder contained a folder with alot of information, the new folder had the same folder but with no content in it. After overwriting I lost the entire content of the old folder

Is this a bug or is it supposed to happen like this?

Sorry for the bad explanation, hope you guys understand my point.

[Drizzt]

Originally posted by Ilja:
Ok, I just noticed something odd (at least I didn't expect it to happen like this)

When pasting a folder where the same folder allready exist, you get the option to overwrite it ofcourse. Now on windows when you do that, the entire folder doesn't get replaced, only the files/folders that are named the same are overwritten. Files that were in the overwritten folder that were not in the new folder would stay

ie:

old folder:

1.txt
2.txt
3.txt

new folder:

1.txt
2.txt
4.txt

After overwriting would be:

1.txt
2.txt
3.txt
4.txt

But I just lost an entire folder structure when overwriting a complex folder structure in the finder: The old folder contained a folder with alot of information, the new folder had the same folder but with no content in it. After overwriting I lost the entire content of the old folder

Is this a bug or is it supposed to happen like this?

Sorry for the bad explanation, hope you guys understand my point.

It's been like that since the Mac is Mac.. and I don't think Windows does it like you wish it would (but I'm not shure)..

[Ilja]

Originally posted by Drizzt:
It's been like that since the Mac is Mac.. and I don't think Windows does it like you wish it would (but I'm not shure)..

It does: believe me. It intelligently sees the differences and keeps files that not need to be overwritten.

IMO it's much better this way and much more userfriendly. You don't have to worry of losing files.

With the current way the finder deals with it I have to backup the files that I want to keep, even if the new folder doesn't have that files (and so they shouldn't be overwritten). It's an extra - unnecessary - step.

[Drizzt]

Originally posted by Ilja:
It does: believe me. It intelligently sees the differences and keeps files that not need to be overwritten.

IMO it's much better this way and much more userfriendly. You don't have to worry of losing files.

With the current way the finder deals with it I have to backup the files that I want to keep, even if the new folder doesn't have that files (and so they shouldn't be overwritten). It's an extra - unnecessary - step.

No.. it's more logic that way..

You are replacing a folder, not replacing the content of a folder.

If you want to go Windows's way, you open the folder to see it's content and then replace the content..

[Ilja]

maybe it's more logic, but not more convenient. With a very complex folder-structure it will be very intensive to find out what you have to backup.

[Drizzt]

Originally posted by Ilja:
maybe it's more logic, but not more convenient. With a very complex folder-structure it will be very intensive to find out what you have to backup.

Convenience comes with the price of inconsistency here..

If you replace this kind of files it gets replaced, if you replace that kind of file it gets replaced.. but if you replace a folder it doesn't..

[Ilja]

I understand your point, though: still I like the windows way much better. Then let it be inconsistent.

Or make it an option in the 'do you want to overwrite?'-dialogue

[Michel Fortin]

There should be a "Merge" command hiden somewhere in case you want to do this. Replacing should really replace the old folder by the new one.

http://www.apple.com/macosx/feedback