Copying Files, Canceling Copy Operation Midway, and then Copying Same Files Again

[berkelium97]

Hi, I have a general concern about saving time.

If I copy a large amount of files and cancel the operation before it finishes, should I overwrite all files when I want to copy the same files again? If instead I decide to restart the operation but skip all the files that exist, would there be any issues? I'm wondering this because it takes more time to overwrite all files.

 

[i7Baby]

You only have to copy the files that weren't copied up to when you cancelled the operation

 

[berkelium97]

You only have to copy the files that weren't copied up to when you cancelled the operation

If I cancel the operation, does it remove the files that haven't finished copying all the way? For me, it's hard to keep track on a large batch of files.

 

[i7Baby]

A copy command doesn't remove any files. But if you cancel, it'll stop part way through the copying process and so some files won't be copied