re:Copying locked files

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From: Martin Ho (jarosciak_at_gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid)
Date: 12/22/04 

Date: 22 Dec 2004 12:56:59 -0600

Thanks for all your answers.
So apparently, if file is in use it cannot be copied.
I wonder how V2i backup or Norton's new Ghost 9 do the backup off
everything on the drive, even that files are locked.
Byte by byte could be a solution. But, wow, that is one complicated
way.
Is there really nothing I can do?
I don't want to skip any files when copying. Or wait till file is
ready to be open. Some network users never close the application, so
how can I make a copy then?
There must be some way.
m.

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