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Transfering zip files, question

BendinggrassBendinggrass Posts: 1,373
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I have a number of compressed zip files on drive C, and they are starting to take up a lot of room. I want to move them, still unzipped, to an external HDD, and organize them.

Can I do that simply by copy/paste?

And, will the file be damaged if I move it as a compressed zip file to another HDD and continue to store it as a zip file?

Thanks.

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  • IceCrMnIceCrMn Posts: 2,147

    Can I do that simply by copy/paste?

    Yes.

    And, will the file be damaged if I move it as a compressed zip file to another HDD and continue to store it as a zip file?

    No,not if the drive is in good operating condition.

    I do file operations such as this routinely to back up my content.You shouldn't have any problems so long as you let the copy/move operations finish without canceling or shutting down/rebooting the computer.

    The last time I moved my entire library from USB drive to USB drive it took nearly 11 hours.I have over 3 TB of stuff from several stores and freebie sites.

    Be patient :)

  • Pixel8tedPixel8ted Posts: 593

    I also do this all the time without problems. I like to break my cut/paste down a bit because I like to do mine in no more than 1 hour chunks.  Copy/paste is safer if you have one of a kind stuff that can't be downloaded again in event of a power outage during transfer. You'll just have to take the extra step of deleting off the drive you moved them from with copy/paste vs cut/paste.

  • BendinggrassBendinggrass Posts: 1,373

    Thank you, everyone.

    That is a great help. I will be able to organize better now, and free-up space where needed.

    R

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