Re: how do I copy/move sparse files keeping them sparse?

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Jerold Schulman wrote:

See tip 7400 » How do I create a sparse file of a specific size in Windows XP and greater?
 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsifaq.com

Thanks for the tip but I don't see how creating new (and empty) sparse files helps in copying existing (non empty) sparse files.

Regards
Ralf
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