Problem copying large files to external hard drive back up disk (also to other media). Get message: "Eror copying file or floder. Access denied. Make sure disk is not full or write protected" Most files in folder copy o.k., but some won't copy, and interrupt entire file copy process. Access rights checked and o.k., etc. Solutions?

Hi Misha, If the drive you are copying to has a FAT32 file-system, then files above 4Gb will not copy. Read this about the limitations: Size Limitations (Microsoft) ___________________________________________ ☺ [Belgium, GMT+1]_________________________svg

svg: all drives are NTFS. Misha

Only thing I can think of is the file's permissions, or the file's attributes somehow. Also, try copying via the CommandPrompt, or via another file management program than WindowsExplorer. ___________________________________________ ☺ [Belgium, GMT+1]_________________________svg

Thanks for your patience. I repaired win xp system and reinstalled Office. Still same problem. I have discovered that individual files in the folder are the culprit - denying access, even to delete. When I compare them to other similar files (.jpg, .doc, .tif), I can see no differences. Misha

what about those files' permissions? If you have XP Pro, then don't forget to un-check 'simple file-sharing' in ControlPanel>FolderOptions>View menu (if XP Home, then you need to be in Safe Mode) That will give you the 'Security' tab when you rightclick for properties on the file in WindowsExplorer. On the security tab, you can set full permissions on the file. (In CommandPrompt, that would be the cacls command) I mentioned the attributes because, in the past, I have seen [more or less malicious] files that were set with a special attribute number(I think '15', but it's too long ago) which made them undeletable, except after writing some code to change the number. If these big files were downloaded off the internet(?), that may be it. But first, check the 'normal' attributes of the files in CommandPrompt: Open a CommandPrompt, and browse to the folder where you keep these files, using these commands: cd FullPath2Folder example: cd c:\folder\subfolder Then use this command to see all the files, regardless of their [hidden] attribute-setting: dir /a to see the attribute-settings of the files, use this one: attrib That will show the files, and the attributes that are set on them (you can use this: CommandName /? to see the options you can use. to reset all the attributes on every file in that folder, use this: attrib *.* -r -a -s -h ___________________________________________ ☺ [Belgium, GMT+1]_________________________svg