How to copy NTFS files that have a dot at the end of the filename

ubnewb

8/1/24, 9:06 AM

I am using MATE and Caja. I want to copy files from an NTFS drive to another NTFS drive. When the copying process reaches a file which has a dot as the last character in the name (e.g. ABCD.) then I get an error message "Invalid Filename". Is there another way to copy these files?

Thank you.

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PonJar

8/1/24, 9:47 AM

It might help if you add information about how you are copying. eg the command used

Marco

8/1/24, 10:17 AM

WIN32 API strips trailing "." (dot). Therefore it depends on how exactly you copy and how you access the NFTS (smb mount, direct mount).

ubnewb

8/1/24, 1:19 PM

I am using Caja with copy and paste. The files were created on a Win 10 laptop.

PonJar

8/1/24, 1:57 PM

If the source and destination partitions are directly mounted then the cp command, run in a terminal, should work. Something like `cp -rpi /path/to/sourcedir /path/to/destination/ ` will copy everything in and below sourcedir to destination. If a file already exists at the destination it will ask for confirmation to overwrite

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