Lost EXE file properties while copying to a thumb drive

[bawldiggle]

Quite often when copying an EXE file to thumb drive I get this alert



What does it mean. I have not had any install problems so far.

Thank you

 

[Mellon Head]

Every file has properties attached to it. Basically , it's information about the file, like this:



In the case of the EXE file above, there isn't much to worry about if they are lost when they are copied. The only time that properties really cause a problem is when you lose the information from photographs and documents. The information may be used by other programs to load information, or to show information about the file.

Basically, Windows is just telling you that the properties will not be copied with the file, and it's checking to see if it's OK with you if they get lost in the copy. It isn't usually a cause for concern.