Moving, copying, permissions, encryption,
compression, shares... what happens when you move or copy files/folders
in Windows 2000? That's a big question. It all depends
on a variety of factors. If you are not sure, just scan the
tables below to find out what happens.
Needed Permissions
Before you move or copy files or folders you need the appropriate
permissions:
Copying Files/Folders |
Create Files/Write Data and Create
Folders/Append Data permissions for the destination folder. |
Moving Files/Folders |
Same as the Copy permissions and
Delete permissions for the source file/folder. |
File/Folder Permissions
Copy within the same NTFS partition |
Inherit the permissions of the target folder |
Copy between NTFS partitions or hard drives |
Inherit the permissions of the target folder |
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Move within the same NTFS partition |
Retain the permissions
of the source folder |
Move between NTFS partitions or hard drives |
Inherit the permissions of the target folder |
Copying or Moving from NTFS partitions
to FAT or non NTFS partitions removes all permissions. |
Moving/Copying Shares
Copy within the same NTFS partition |
Not Shared, Inherit the permissions of the target folder |
Copy between NTFS partitions or hard drives |
Not Shared, Inherit the permissions of the target folder |
Note: when you copy shares, the original
share retains it's shared status and permissions. |
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Move within the same NTFS partition |
Not Shared, Retains the
permissions of the source folder |
Move between NTFS partitions or hard drives |
Not Shared, Inherits the permissions of the target
folder |
Copying or Moving shares from NTFS
partitions to FAT or non NTFS partitions removes sharing
and all permissions. |
Moving/Copying Encrypted Files/Folders
Copying an encrypted file/folder to a new
location on the same or another NTFS partition retains
the encryption. |
Moving an encrypted file/folder to a new
location on the same or another NTFS partition retains
the encryption. |
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Copying an unencrypted file to an
encrypted folder, the unencrypted file becomes encrypted. |
Moving an unencrypted file to an
encrypted folder, the unencrypted file remains
unencrypted. |
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Copying or Moving an encrypted file/folder
to a FAT or non NTFS partition removes the encryption. |
Moving/Copying Compressed Files/Folders
Copying a compressed file/folder within a NTFS
partition |
Inherits the compression state
of the destination folder. Compressed files can be uncompressed,
uncompressed file can be compressed. |
Copying a compressed file/folder between NTFS
partitions |
Inherits the compression state of the destination
folder. Compressed files can be uncompressed, uncompressed
file can be compressed. |
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Moving a compressed file/folder within a NTFS
partition |
Retains the
original compression state regardless of the destination folder's
compression state. An uncompressed file/folder moved to
a compressed folder stays uncompressed. A compressed file/folder
moved to an uncompressed folder stays compressed. |
Moving a compressed file/folder between NTFS
partitions |
Inherits the compression state of the destination
folder. Compressed files can be uncompressed, uncompressed
file can be compressed. |
Copying or Moving a compressed file/folder
to a FAT or non NTFS partition uncompresses the file/folder. |
Note: You cannot have a file/folder
that is both compressed and encrypted. It can only
be one or the other. |
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