Copy Duplicate removes alternate data streams

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1

Reporting that on my system, Copy Duplicate produces a copy from which any alternate data streams have been removed. Amongst other things, this can remove metadata, which is surely not the intended behaviour.

As far as I can see, Copy Move, Copy As, Copy FlatViewCopy and the various Clipboard commands for copying and moving files don't do this.

2

Do you have option "Copy all NTFS data streams" enabled?

3

Yes, this option is enabled (but it was worth asking).

4

Are you coping to an NTFS partition?

5

Everything is NTFS, including USBs. I've been testing on directories on D: drive, usually within the same directory. For example, within the one directory on D: drive:

  • The file Test.txt has three attached ADS files.
  • I select the file and run Copy Duplicate, assigning the new file the name TestCopy.txt
  • The new file is created in the same directory, and has no attached ADS files.

On the other hand:

  • I select the same file and run Copy As, assigning the new file the name TestCopy2.txt
  • The new file is created in the same directory, and has the same three attached ADS files.
6

Confirmed, and fixed for the next update. Thanks for reporting it!

7

Thanks, leo.