Windows 10 no replace or skip file dialog box appearing.

Question

When I copy a duplicate file I do not get a dialog box, just a file with the same name and copy added.

I have tried the following with no success :-

Method 1:

Try resetting the File Explorer settings to defaults and see if that helps.

1. Press Windows + E key to open File Explorer.
2. Now click on View and click on Options.
3. On the Folder Options window click on Restore Defaults.
4. Now click on View tab and click on Restore Defaults.

Try copying the files with same names and see if you get the Skip or replace option window.

Method 2:

Uncheck the Folder Merge Conflicts option and see if that helps. Kindly follow the steps mentioned below.

1. Press Windows + E key to open File Explorer.
2. Now click on View and click on Options.
3. On the Folder Options window click on View tab.
4. Under Advanced settings scroll down and uncheck the option Hide folder merge conflicts.
5. Click on Apply and OK.

Answer 1

Thank you for your response. At first glance I thought it was repeating what I had already tried, that is "restoring defaults" and "deselecting Hide folder merge conflicts". Neither of these changed anything. However, when I created a tmp folder , copied the file into there, then recopied to a folder where it already existed I got my dialog window back.

Now I ask myself what is happening here. I can see if I try to copy a file into its original folder , I then get a copy file ( no dialog window ). I think my problem stemmed from copying files from my "recent files" list, which I get when I first open File Explorer.

So I believe that to copy files reliably i.e get a warning if file already exists, I need to copy from the original folder to a different destination folder.

Answer 2

Hi, how are you ?!

We are happy with your contact!

Please try the following:

Please be informed that you might have checked that option to replace or skip file dialogue box.

I suggest you to restore the folder options and check if it helps.

Go to file explorer.

Click on View.

Click on options.

Then click on Restore default.

If you are using the copy function to copy images directly and that is why you were not giving me the option to replace or ignore. I copied the files to a temporary folder on my desktop and then copied them to the folder where the duplicate files existed. This worked perfectly and I was able to get the dialog box to replace or skip.

Also try:

In Explorer, go to:

File> Change folder and search options> View tab> Deselect Hide folder merge conflicts and see if that helps.

Hope this helps!

Sincerely,

Jediael Elias Corrêa

Answer 3

Hi, how are you ?!

We are happy with your contact!

Sorry for the delay.

Thanks for the feedback, I would like to know if you need any more help!

Hope this helps!

Sincerely,

Jediael Elias Corrêa