copying email folders to a USB stick 26 June 2022 at 11:03AM in Techie Stuff 9 replies 121 views

derrick

I am copying my email folders to a Kingston 32GB USB stick, but a popup window keeps appearing saying;-

 "Property Loss.

Are you sure you want to copy this file without its properties?

The file 00294823-000C5DC has properties that can't be copied to the new location"

 It then gives me options to say, Yes, Skip, or cancel, plus a box to tick to "Do this for all current items (4401 found)."

Is this detrimental to anything re these emails?

 And what would/could be the consequences when I need to reinstall them later?

Thanks for any input.

 

TadleyBaggie

Might help if you said what email client you are using, and what platform/OS.

derrick

OK, I have another thread on that subject but am getting nowhere.

Email client is Windows Live Mail 2012, (I know it isn't supported hence why I am trying to save, export all of my folders and contacts).

OS is Windows 7

gefnew

Why still on win 7 when you had free upgrade to win 10 with its own mail app that you could export all your contacts and mail too.
Windows Live Mail - Export and Import Email Messages | Tutorials (sevenforums.com)

Olinda99

this might help

https://appuals.com/are-you-sure-you-want-to-copy-this-file-without-its-properties/

derrick

gefnew said:

Why still on win 7 when you had free upgrade to win 10 with its own mail app that you could export all your contacts and mail too.
Windows Live Mail - Export and Import Email Messages | Tutorials (sevenforums.com)

I have done that but am getting the messages as mentioned in the OP.

As I said above, I had another thread on this:

 https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6362624/google-2-step-verification/p1

I took the PC into a shop, they could not install Thunderbird on Windows 7, they did an upgrade to Windows 10, still no TB.

They did a complete fresh install of W10, then they managed to get TB on the PC but when importing all of my fol;ders tehy where all over the place.

They also could not import my Bookmarks from Firefox. They had the computer for several days and eventually reset it to when I first brought it in, so I am back at square one.

This company has been in existence for around 25 years so I would have thought they knew what they where doing.

I am going to have to take it somewhere else but I wanted to attempt to back up my email folders and contacts first without this message and possible wrong back up of above.

Neil_Jones

You were advised not to take the PC to a PC repair shop because they would do nothing you can't do yourself aside from take some money out of your wallet and you'd be no further forward.  And here we are, though the fact the PC shop couldn't get it working suggests your computer has more serious issues.

Anyway IIRC surely you can just copy the folder that Windows Live Mail stores all its stuff in, and that will preserve.the data.  You've not just exported from Mail and trying to copy that are you?  Your contacts you should be able to export to CSV:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windowslive/forum/all/exporting-contacts-from-windows-live-mail-only/1dcb6ec2-98a9-4db4-b220-393c800e37ab

derrick

Neil_Jones said:

You were advised not to take the PC to a PC repair shop because they would do nothing you can't do yourself aside from take some money out of your wallet and you'd be no further forward.  And here we are, though the fact the PC shop couldn't get it working suggests your computer has more serious issues.

Anyway IIRC surely you can just copy the folder that Windows Live Mail stores all its stuff in, and that will preserve.the data.  You've not just exported from Mail and trying to copy that are you?  Your contacts you should be able to export to CSV:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windowslive/forum/all/exporting-contacts-from-windows-live-mail-only/1dcb6ec2-98a9-4db4-b220-393c800e37ab

And what serious issues could they be? The shop said the computer was a decent machine.

I have copied the folders and contacts into a new folder on my desktop, it is when I try to put these onto a USB stick that I get the messages as pointed out in the OP.

My contacts appear to have been saved to Microsoft Office Excel Comma Separated Values File

I have tried everything you and others have suggested but was getting nowhere, my simple request is how to keep WLM on my computer via 2 step authorisation or install TB, up to now that is impossible even with a new installation of W10.

unforeseen

I have copied the folders and contacts into a new folder on my desktop, it is when I try to put these onto a USB stick that I get the messages as pointed out in the OP.

It's only because you are copying from NTFS formatted HD to a FAT32 formatted USB stick. 
Ignore it. It just means that certain permissions (unimportant in this situation) are not copied. Its quite normal. 

Neil_Jones

As I said in the thread linked I have managed to install Thunderbird on Windows 10, and set up my Gmail account in it with no issue whatsoever and also with 2 factor authentication on my account which has been there for the last three year or so and it was so simple and quick.

If the PC shop/professionals can't get Thunderbird working on that computer in 7 and heavy weather was made of getting it going in then, that's the clue to more serious issues.  A "decent" machine is no good if it doesn't do what you want., however it is it not uncommon for a PC shop to tell you what you want to hear and is usually code for they don't want the work.  It does not take "several days" to stick Thunderbird on a machine and/or upgrade to 10 and then make a total hash of importing some data.  It is a day's work at the most if that.  Again, that's another clue to more serious issues.

And Firefox bookmark transfer is literally a case of copy the profile and dump the contents of it into the new one which I have done many times on 7, 8, 10, will no doubt do on 11 and probably did on XP/Vista too.  So I know how simple and pain-free it is.  If your computer can't even do that then the signs are there.

I'm sorry but I don't know what you want to be told here.  If you have access to another computer or laptop then plonk Thunderbird on that, sign into your Gmail and hopefully it will be plain sailing.  If it is, then something is fundamentally wrong with the first computer.  It may be software.  It may be hardware.