Re^2: Azure remote desktop / Issues acessing network drives

Thanks -- the version number thing is something I can deal with programmatically. I would try Teracopy, but I'm not going to install what I assume to be nagware on a company PC if I'm a contractor.

However, your suggestion did remind me of Midnight Commander -- I downloaded it, but as it turns out I don't have Administrator privilege to install it, it looks like I'm stuck with my current situation.

Alex / talexb / Toronto

Thanks PJ. We owe you so much. Groklaw -- RIP -- 2003 to 2013.

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Re^3: Azure remote desktop / Issues accessing network drives by davies (Monsignor) on Jun 26, 2016 at 13:56 UTC
Have you looked at Portable Apps? They typically need no rights as they are intended to run off thumb drives & the like - install on the thumb drive on a machine you own, then run on any other machine. I install them on my network server & then run them from whichever machine I need right now. Many of them don't like running on more than one machine at a time, but that doesn't sound like your problem. I know Midnight Commander only slightly, but this (http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/freecommander_portable) might be what you want. Regards, John Davies	[reply]
Re^4: Azure remote desktop / Issues accessing network drives by talexb (Chancellor) on Jun 27, 2016 at 15:06 UTC
Thanks for the tip on Portable Apps, I'll have a look at them. For now, I've managed to install Midnight Commander, and apart from some weirdness about how far along a copy is (2% .. 3% .. 4% .. 0% .. done) it seems to be working well. Alex / talexb / Toronto Thanks PJ. We owe you so much. Groklaw -- RIP -- 2003 to 2013.	[reply]
Re^3: Azure remote desktop / Issues acessing network drives by Cow1337killr (Monk) on Jun 24, 2016 at 18:27 UTC
I have yet to be nagged. ~~Besides, I am sure the company pays a lot more than $19.95 for you fighting to accomplish flawless file transfers.~~ $19.95 is not a lot of money for a big business. It effectively asks you on the window "What do you want me to do if the file already exists in the target directory?" I have mine set to "Always Ask" currently. It is very fast. It displays the results. You can even verify the copies byte by byte after it is done. I was using 7-Zip File Manager to try to backup file directories. It was giving me fits. Then, I found Teracopy after doing a Google search to try to improve my quality of life.	[reply]