Copying Files
After I copy excel files from my hard drive to a CD-RW disc for backup
purposes I lose the ability to access the file from my hard drive. I have to pull the file from the CD and resave it on my hard drive. This is extremely frustrating does anyone know how to resolve. Robert |
Copying Files
Since you still have the original files on your hard drive, why would you
want to open a copy, which is read-only and cannot be altered? CDs can be used for backup but not for computing. You don't have to re-save the CD copy on your hard drive, either. Just click on the file name or icon, use Edit-copy, find the hard drive location where you want the file, click on that folder, and use Edit-Paste. No need at all to open the file. "RH206" wrote in message ... After I copy excel files from my hard drive to a CD-RW disc for backup purposes I lose the ability to access the file from my hard drive. I have to pull the file from the CD and resave it on my hard drive. This is extremely frustrating does anyone know how to resolve. Robert |
Copying Files
Richard,
Thank you for your help. The problem is with the hard drive file. When I create a CD backup copy from the original hard drive file I lose the ability to open the original file on the hard drive. The file is on the hard drive but I cannot open it. It's like the file gets lost when I back up to a CD. To retrieve the file I open the copy on the CD and re-save the file to the hard drive, thus recreating a hard drive file. Robert "Richard O. Neville" wrote: Since you still have the original files on your hard drive, why would you want to open a copy, which is read-only and cannot be altered? CDs can be used for backup but not for computing. You don't have to re-save the CD copy on your hard drive, either. Just click on the file name or icon, use Edit-copy, find the hard drive location where you want the file, click on that folder, and use Edit-Paste. No need at all to open the file. "RH206" wrote in message ... After I copy excel files from my hard drive to a CD-RW disc for backup purposes I lose the ability to access the file from my hard drive. I have to pull the file from the CD and resave it on my hard drive. This is extremely frustrating does anyone know how to resolve. Robert |
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