CoolBreeze
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I just took a new job and the boss' files are complicated with too many links and very fragile on the network. Files are prone to crash and create problems. Because the files have so many links and the directories are a mess, it's easiest to open linked files from within the file by using the "Edit Links" window and click the Open Source button to make sure you're opening the correct file. My question is: how can I click on the Open Source button from the Edit Links window and have the linked file open as Read Only mode? I do not want to open read-write because the smallest error and save would break his weak and fragile rat's nest of files.
Bonus question: how do I copy a directory of linked files from the net work to my hard drive and have the links repointed to each other within the directory on my hard drive? I basically want to copy a directory to my network where I can have a safe area where all the files are still linked to each other but they're copies on my hard drive and any mistakes I make will be on "my" copies of the files. If I copy a directory of files now, the files on my hard drive are still linked to their copy on the network and I do not want to mess with any of his network files.
Thank you if anyone can help
Bonus question: how do I copy a directory of linked files from the net work to my hard drive and have the links repointed to each other within the directory on my hard drive? I basically want to copy a directory to my network where I can have a safe area where all the files are still linked to each other but they're copies on my hard drive and any mistakes I make will be on "my" copies of the files. If I copy a directory of files now, the files on my hard drive are still linked to their copy on the network and I do not want to mess with any of his network files.
Thank you if anyone can help
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