How to copy a folder with option to overwrite on name collision?

[iamnemo]

When I copy a file, and a name collision occurs, I am given the option to overwrite if newer, or skip.

When I copy a folder, and a name collision occurs, I am given the option to merge, or skip.

When I copy a folder, and a name collision occurs, I always want to overwrite, not to merge. Can this be done in Xyplorer?

[highend]

And your custom copy settings are?

[iamnemo]

Attached are screen shots of my configuation settings for file copy and move.

[highend]

Then you either have to live with that both files and folders are treated the same (on name collision = overwrite) or you leave it that way and script the folder thing (but in that case you'd can't do it via the normal context menu)...

[iamnemo]

For custom copy operations is the Windws API being used, or is a call made internally to Windows Copy or Xcopy?

[highend]

XYcopy

[iamnemo]

In which case would it be possible to change XYcopy so that on a collision of folder names the user is offered the options to Overwrite, Merge, or Skip?

[highend]

I don't think that Don will make a distinction between files / folders here but in the end he would comment on that himself...

[iamnemo]

XYcopy already supports a distinction between files and folders; Merge only applies to folders.
For what reason does Overwrite apply only to files, but not to folders?

[highend]

My last comment was not about XYcopy but the dialog settings^^
They would need to be redone and (up to ~90%) doubled to be able to treat files and folders differently because at some point people would ask why "on failures" or "verfication" or <xxx> can't be set differently...

[iamnemo]

Thank you for the clarification.
Since files and folders are so different they really need separate scripts. But if this doubles the work to be done, then the present solution is an acceptable compromise.