Copied Folders but Files did not copy ?

[blackwell]

Hi all,
I copied a bunch of Folders on a Mac Pro 10.6.8, the Folders copied but when I went to look for the files,
no files?
Anyone know what happened?

Thanks

 

[Cory Cooper]

Hello and welcome.

-Is this an actual Mac Pro or a MacBook Pro?
-Do you have another hard drive that you copied them to?
-How did you copy the folders/files - drag and drop to another location/hard drive, copy/paste, etc.?
-Are the original folders still accessible?
-Does this issue occur with other folders/files?
-Were the folders that you copied actual folders or possibly just aliases?

We'll see if we can figure out what happened.

C

 

[blackwell]

Hi
Mac Pro Tower 1.2
Copied from a USB HD to an Internal HD
select, copy paste
No, they are not . I copy folders with files back and forth all the time. This is the first time I have had this problem.
No they were actual folders
Thanks
Mike

 

[Cory Cooper]

OK, thanks for the additional information.

Your process may have worked in the past, but that is actually the way to copy items in Windows. On a Mac, the normal way to copy files from one drive to another is to simply click and hold on the items, and drag-and-drop them to the destination, between two Finder windows for example. And, if you hold the Option button, it will make a copy on the same drive, while leaving the original intact.

Maybe the issue this time is the way the USB hard drive is formatted, possibly for Windows?

Strange issue.

C

 

[blackwell]

Thank you
No the USB is formatted for MAC. But I'll remember your advice.
One other thing I found is that if you follow a certain sequence when
copy a group of folders, it only copies the folders, no files.
Take Care

 

[Cory Cooper]

No problem.

I am interested in what that sequence is that copies on the folders, as I haven't come across that. Would be a good learning experience for me and others here, if you don't mind sharing.

C

 

[blackwell]

I'm sorry I can't find it back. I'll look some more tho
Thanks