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by k4k

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i have a file named alongfile.doc when i copy this to my hard drive , its truncated to alongfil.doc. but i have another file named alongfil.doc when i copy this to the same path it says file already exists (the truncated one which i copied earlier). if i say overwrite I'll loose the orgininal file.

how do i slove this problem ??

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by cgi¤001

2 choices: rename the first into longfile.doc
or the second one. Even if you rename one of them into 2bRenamed.doc, you can reverse afterwoods. As long both files do have a diiferent name after truncating.
Hopes this helps/

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