Re: transfered files lost

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Mayo wrote:

> I purchased a new laptop to work on wirelessly in the house. Setup a
> home network with 2 XP Pro PCs using a wireless router. I shared my
> music folder from the old PC and did a file transfer (drag and drop)
> into a music folder on the new laptop. Everything looked fine. Now I
> go back to the folder and the files are gone!!. This has now happened
> twice and we're not talking about a small collection (6.5GBs). Took
> over 3 hours to transfer over the network. Can somebody help me out
> here? I would like to have all the same music on a local folder in my
> new machine. Pls Help..
>
> Thanks

It sounds like you are moving and not copying. Next time, select the
files for transfer and *right*-click and drag. You will get a context
menu where you can select Copy - not Move.

Malke
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