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| Thread ID: 73342 | 2006-10-16 05:00:00 | Possibly a silly question, but I need to know for sure | Billy T (70) | Press F1 |
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| 491816 | 2006-10-16 05:00:00 | Hi Team If I attach a folder from my HDD to an email, I assume that all its subfolders and their files will go with it? I certainly hope so. Cheers Billy 8-{):confused: |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 491817 | 2006-10-16 05:06:00 | It may do, if u select each file / hold shift down, then click on attach. I just tried it with OE. It wouldnt send the folder itself but it will send whats in the folder. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 491818 | 2006-10-16 05:11:00 | Could possibly try zip/rar the folder. However I think some ISPs and AVs go ballistic over that sort of file. A way around that is to zip the file, then rename the .zip to something else (try .tiff), send it, and tell the recipient to rename back to .zip. Used to work for other extensions for files my messenger mates used to send and vice versa. Should work |
Myth (110) | ||
| 491819 | 2006-10-16 05:14:00 | I agree with Tazzs idea of compresing the folder and renaming it, I use .txt, also with compressing it the E-Mail is smaller. I am not sure if it will add the whole folder, last time I tried I could only open the folder and add a file, one at a time... |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 491820 | 2006-10-16 05:15:00 | But yup if u zip a folder with folders in it, it'll zip the folders within the folder. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 491821 | 2006-10-16 07:09:00 | You're best off zipping the directory - this will provide a smaller compressed version of the whole thing. It is not possible to attach a directory itself to an email but clients may attach all the files in the folder individually. If your AV complains at sending a ZIP file, replace it. If your email provider complains, replace them. Life's too short to waste on services like those. If you have to rename files just to get around a filter then you're looking at the problem from the wrong angle. |
TGoddard (7263) | ||
| 491822 | 2006-10-16 08:46:00 | Hi Team If I attach a folder from my HDD to an email, I assume that all its subfolders and their files will go with it? I certainly hope so . Cheers Billy 8-{):confused: If you sent a copy to yourself,you would find out . |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 491823 | 2006-10-16 08:55:00 | Yeah, well Ciccy, I found that don't work already! I've zipped the bugger up, all 139MB down into 289KB. which worries me a bit but it was all jpg files anyway so I guess they compact quite well. Problem now is, having managed phase 1, now I need to do another and make it self-extracting, but I'm buggered if I can get winzip to give me access to the "actions" menu. I looked at WinRar but that's an even bigger nightmare, and it appears that Winzip's wizard doesn't extend to self-extraction of huge muliple folder files, though I'm sure I have made one before (but not huge). Any hints or tips would be appreciated. As is my usual habit, I shall now retire and try to make a self extractor out of one small file before I tackle the monster, keeping an eye on PF1 all the while. Oh yes, I have to do this inside of an hour for a client in the US. Nothing like pressure. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 491824 | 2006-10-16 09:05:00 | I've zipped the bugger up, all 139MB down into 289KB. which worries me a bit but it was all jpg files anyway so I guess they compact quite well.JPG files are already compressed, so you do not normally gain much by zipping them up. I would really doubt you could compress 139 MB down to 289 KB without corruption of some sorts. Can you divide up the folders and compress them separately as zipped files? |
Jen (38) | ||
| 491825 | 2006-10-16 09:12:00 | Yes, well, I found my mistake! I didn't read it carefully enough, it was 289 MB! I swear that is bigger than the original folder (and sub-folders). Still can't make it self extracting either. :( Back to the drawing board Cheers Billy 8-{) :groan: |
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