Talk:File copying

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The contents of File shadowing was merged into File copying. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists. For the discussion at that location, see its talk page.

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What is this about?

The article scope is unclear. Intro talks about cloning files. Then there's sections on shadow copy and remote copy. Those have 'copy' in the name, but IMO are not all that related. If we're going to include every computer operation that includes copying a file, then this article could be a novel. What is so special about remote and shadow?

I'd say this article should not exist. But, if it does, it should be short a sweet. The intro section is fine as-is. I'd remove the shadow and remote copy sections. And add links that cover shadow, mirror and remote copy and not worry about it if there's no link. Stevebroshar (talk) 13:01, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]