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biglickProfile
4 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Maintain file and folder permission during a copy
I need a way to maintain all file and folder permissions while cleaning up my Dropbox. Currently when I move files or folders it replacing the permissions I had set previously. What is the best wa...
Acez
4 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Copy or move of a directory into another directory, clears permissions and sets new permissions according the directory where you copied/moved.
This isn't always usefull/desired: there should be an option to choose between this behaviour or to just copy permissions as they are already set. Or is there such a feature somewhere I can't find?
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