{"id":4789,"date":"2019-08-03T17:05:46","date_gmt":"2019-08-03T11:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/?p=4789"},"modified":"2023-08-13T16:48:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T11:18:18","slug":"windows-copy-file-contents-from-one-file-to-another-keeping-the-file-name-intact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/windows-copy-file-contents-from-one-file-to-another-keeping-the-file-name-intact\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows: Copy file contents from one file to another, keeping the file name intact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Copying one file as another file (while keeping its name as of the old file) is a long process in Windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Normally, without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Copywhiz<\/a> you would follow the below 5 tedious steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have to copy the new file, paste the new file to the destination folder, copy the name of the existing file to the clipboard, delete the existing file and finally rename the new file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You would wonder, &#8220;How is this long? This is how we normally work&#8221;. Well, after reading this post, you will understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will tell you about a shorter way to do this using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Copywhiz<\/a>, a file copy software for Windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Copywhiz will let me replace the existing file very quickly without having to follow several steps. With it&#8217;s <strong>Paste-as<\/strong> option, you can replace an existing file with a file having a different name rather very quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a short video on this feature to guide you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Windows: Copy content of a file to another file keeping file names intact using Copywhiz\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F-k3QGiMZ_8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Copywhiz?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Copywhiz<\/a> enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility &amp; control over the file copying and backup process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Copywhiz<\/a> makes file copying a breeze: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Copy only new or modified files<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Easily pick files by name, extension, folder etc from bunch of folders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automatically organize files based on file attributes and metadata<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy files to multiple folders\/computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy files from multiple folders and paste them at once<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sync files between source and destination<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pick files from multiple folders and compress in single .zip file<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Schedule file backups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verify copied files for data integrity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retain security attributes of files &amp; folders (ownership\/user access)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\/Features\" target=\"_blank\">Several more hidden nuggets<\/a>&nbsp;designed to make your file-copy task easier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Copywhiz as a time saver<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Copywhiz<\/a>, you don&#8217;t have to go through so many steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Just select the updated\/new file from it&#8217;s source folder, right-click on it and choose Copywhiz\u2013&gt;Copy from the menu as shown below:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Copy-file.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Copy-file.png 653w, https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Copy-file-300x277.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>2. Go to the destination folder, right-click on the file that needs to be replaced and select Copywhiz\u2013&gt;Paste Special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Under the Paste Special, select the option &#8216;Paste as (new file -&gt; old file),&#8217; as shown below.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Paste-as-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Paste-as-1.png 639w, https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Paste-as-1-300x292.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>4. That&#8217;s it. The contents of the old file will replace with the contents of the new file. Also, the name of the file is that of the old file only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You would now agree with us. We have become so used to the long process of Windows file copy-paste that we never realized how much extra time we were spending on this simple task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Copywhiz<\/a> thus understood the need to save time in this daily performed task and introduced the &#8216;Paste as&#8217; feature. It is surely going to increase efficiency in all our file copy tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more about<\/a> Copywhiz. Download the free trial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\/Download\">from here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For short tutorial videos, <a title=\"Copywhiz Tutorial Videos\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\/Videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Check out this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCULI5s6KJn-0iDIeqJRUWQA\/featured?view_as=subscriber\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube channel<\/a> for more interesting videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">other cool products<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a good day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for staying till the end :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Copying one file as another file (while keeping its name as of the old file) is a long process in Windows. Normally, without Copywhiz you would follow the below 5 tedious steps: You have to copy the new file, paste the new file to the destination folder, copy the name of the existing file to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/windows-copy-file-contents-from-one-file-to-another-keeping-the-file-name-intact\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Windows: Copy file contents from one file to another, keeping the file name intact<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-copywhiz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4789"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7110,"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4789\/revisions\/7110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}