Options – Replace

These options control Replace operations.

Confirm Choose how often Finders Keepers™ asks you to confirm replacements during Replace operations. Click one of these choices:

• Every replacement Confirm every single replacement in every file.
  
  
• Only once for each file Confirm only the first replacement in a file. Other replacements in the same file, if any, will be made without further confirmation.
  
  
• Only at start of Replace Confirm only that a Replace operation may begin. No replacement in any file will be confirmed.
  
  
• Never (not recommended) Do not confirm anything. This is not the way to live comfortably with computers.

Send to Backup Folder When a replacement occurs, an altered file is created. It is a duplicate of the original file except for the replacements in it. Choose whether the original file or the altered file is sent to the Backup Folder. Click one of these choices:

• Altered files Send altered files, containing replacements, to the Backup Folder.
  
  
• Original files Send the original files to the Backup Folder.

Altered File’s Date Replace operations create altered files with the current date and time. You may choose to keep the original files’ dates and times for the altered files that contain replacements.

• Keep original file’s date Click the checkmark on to keep original files’ dates and times during Replace operations.

Backup Folder Duplicates When files are sent to the Backup Folder during Replace operations, other files of the same names, duplicates, may be there. Click on one of the following choices to control what happens to the duplicate files.

• Rename “copy0000 filename” Leave the duplicate in the Backup Folder and rename it by prefixing its name with “copy0000”. “0000” will be a number that gives the duplicate a unique new name. “filename” will be the duplicate’s file name before renaming.
  
  
• Delete duplicates Delete duplicates encountered in the Backup Folder. Deletions are permanent. Deleted files are not sent to the Recycle Bin. You can NOT recover the files.
  
  
• Move to Recycle Bin Send the duplicates to the Recycle Bin, where you can recover them if you need to.

Original Files, No Backup During Replace operations, the original files may have no Backup Folder for one of two causes. Either you did not enter a name for a Backup Folder (see below) or your Backup Folder is included in the Folder(s) you designated for the Replace operation. Click one of the following choices to control what happens to original files when you have no Backup Folder, or your Backup Folder is included in Folder(s).

• Rename “copy0000 filename” Leave the original where it was found and rename it by prefixing its name with “copy0000”. “0000” will be a number that gives the original file a unique new name. “filename” will be the original file’s name before renaming.
  
  
• Delete original files Delete original files after altered files, containing replacements, are created. Deletions are permanent. Deleted files are not sent to the Recycle Bin. You can NOT recover the files.
  
  
• Move to Recycle Bin Send the original files to the Recycle Bin, where you can recover them if you need to.

Backup Folder Enter the name of a folder where Finders Keepers™ can place backup files during Replace operations. The backup files are either the altered files or the original files, as you designated above in Send to Backup Folder. Enter a folder’s name by typing it in, or by selecting it from the drop-down list you get by clicking the down arrow, or by using the folder browser you get by clicking on the button beside the Backup Folder entry. For help on retrieving files, see Retrieve from Backup Folder. For information on how files are named when placed in the Backup Folder, see: Backup Folder File Names.

Disable Replace Operations / Restore Replace Operations To prevent inexperienced users from accessing the Replace operations, you can disable all the Replace operations in Finders Keepers™ with this option. Once disabled, the Replace operations can not be restored without a password. NOTE that if the Replace operations are enabled, the heading for this option is “Disable Replace Operations”; if you have disabled the Replace operations, the heading is “Restore Replace Operations”. Likewise, the caption on the button under the heading for this option is either “Disable” or “Restore”.

• Enter a password Type in a password of 6 to 15 characters. To disable the Replace operations, any password will work. To restore the Replace operations, you must type in the exact password. WARNING: REMEMBER OR RECORD THE PASSWORD YOU USE TO DISABLE REPLACE OPERATIONS. WITHOUT IT, YOU CAN NOT RESTORE THE REPLACE OPERATIONS.
  
  
• Disable / Restore Click the “Disable” or “Restore” button to effect the procedure with the password you entered.

For other options, see: Set Options

For quick access to frequently used options, see Common Options.