copy files to external HDD

[O. Sinclair]

On 12/01/2015 12:18, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote:
> Good evening
> I am trying to copy some of the folders in my "home directory" to an
> external HDD.
> Though not with those incomprehensible terminal commands ...
> 
> I select the folders I want to back up (copy), choose the destination
> and then select "paste".
> However, only a very small portion of the folders / files are actually
> copied.
> And I get 10 million times the question, whether I want to overwrite or
> skip exisiting files
> IN SPITE OF marking the little checkbox "apply to all".
> 
> Can somebody please explain, why copying a few files has to be such an
> ordeal?
> And is there a way to convince the computer to do as told?
> That would be really helpful.
> 
I dont know what is causing your problem as I myself regularly do this -
but if you want a good backup then install Luckybackup

Kind regards,
Sinclair