42. Briefcase Blunders Part 1
Let's suppose you've copied some files to a briefcase, worked on them in another location, and updated them. So you have two or three (depending on whether you used a floppy disk or laptop) identical copies of the same file. Now, you're done with one of the files and want to delete it from the briefcase. If you go ahead and delete the file, then the next time you perform an update operation (right-click the briefcase, select Update All, and so on), Briefcase will attempt to delete the other 'sync copies' of that file. (Whatever you do to one copy of a file, Briefcase will try to do to the others.) The easiest solution? 'Orphan' the file, or break the links to its sync copies.
Open the briefcase and select the file you want to orphan. Select Briefcase, Split from Original, then click Yes to confirm. Now you can go ahead and delete that file from the briefcase without a problem. The orphaned file has no links to its former sync copies.
Microsoft® Windows®95 Hints & Tips by Stuart Martin.
