Copying large numbers of files from external disk

06-24-2008

In the process of migrating from old to new computer I copied a large number
(80,000+) of files onto an external drive with WIndows XP (no problem). Now I
want to copy them to the new computer but get "Could not find this item.
This is no longer located in ..." It says this for about 60,000 files. If I
do smaller pieces at least 20% cannot be "found". Is Vista unable to more
than a handful files at a time?

06-24-2008

Further info: I can duplicate problem by trying to copy a single 452 MB file!!

"Doug O" wrote:

	Quote:
	> In the process of migrating from old to new computer I copied a large number > (80,000+) of files onto an external drive with WIndows XP (no problem). Now I > want to copy them to the new computer but get "Could not find this item. > This is no longer located in ..." It says this for about 60,000 files. If I > do smaller pieces at least 20% cannot be "found". Is Vista unable to more > than a handful files at a time?

06-24-2008

Are these data files or?

"Doug O" <DougO@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Further info: I can duplicate problem by trying to copy a single 452 MB
> file!!
>
> "Doug O" wrote:
>

	Quote:
	>> In the process of migrating from old to new computer I copied a large >> number >> (80,000+) of files onto an external drive with WIndows XP (no problem). >> Now I >> want to copy them to the new computer but get "Could not find this item. >> This is no longer located in ..." It says this for about 60,000 files. If >> I >> do smaller pieces at least 20% cannot be "found". Is Vista unable to more >> than a handful files at a time?

06-24-2008	#1 (permalink)
Doug O Guest n/a posts	Copying large numbers of files from external disk In the process of migrating from old to new computer I copied a large number (80,000+) of files onto an external drive with WIndows XP (no problem). Now I want to copy them to the new computer but get "Could not find this item. This is no longer located in ..." It says this for about 60,000 files. If I do smaller pieces at least 20% cannot be "found". Is Vista unable to more than a handful files at a time?
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