copy a file

He was going to copy a file back to his computer.

- I copied a file from one computer to another.

To copy a file, save it using a new filename.

A quick example: suppose I've got some software that needs to copy a file from one computer to another.

To copy a file from one side to the other, you highlight it, and press F3.

The Kermit program doesn't just copy a file from one computer to another.

Something as simple as copying a file is full of perils.

Q. I keep getting a "disk is locked" message when trying to copy a file to a floppy.

Copying a file from floppy image to the current directory:

For the first time copying a file or emptying the trash did not block other uses of the Finder.

When you use the mouse to drag an icon to a new position, in copying a file for example, the sonic feedback continues.

For example, copying a file from host:

Examples include sending an electronic mail or instant message, communicating with a Web site, saving or copying a file and running a computer program.

Copying a file to another file:

RESTORE, to copy a file from media to disk.

To move or copy a file from one directory to another, even across a network, just highlight it, drag it and drop it at its destination.

Maybe they're copying a file to the hard drive, or they're doing some encryption, for example, some serious number crunching that's going to take many seconds.

Unfortunately, that's where the warm fuzzies stopped-my first attempt to copy a file from a shared directory failed:

Or you copy a file onto a floppy disk in a Macintosh and slip the floppy into the other Macintosh.

Copy a file to a new file and preserve the modification date, time, and access control list associated with the source file:

Delta copying is a fast way of copying a file that is partially changed, when a previous version is present on the destination location.

An executive who works most of the time at a desktop Mac may copy a file to the Powerbook and work on it while on the road.

Also extremely useful is a pathway back into the operating system so you can copy a file onto a floppy for your colleague without having to unload everything.

When one Unix computer wants to copy a file from another, it logs into the UUCP account and gets the file.

The best real-world transfer speeds I've seen copying a file from another computer that is connected to my home network with a wired connection is 16MBps.