Directory Operations; Creating A Directory; Renaming A Directory; Protecting (Write Inhibit) A Directory - Sony XVS Series User Manual

Directory Operations

You can create a new directory within the local drive or
removable drive, and carry out other operations, such as
renaming and deleting. You can also inhibit operations on
files, such as saving and deleting, for a directory.

Creating a Directory

You can create up to 120 directories on a removable drive,
or 200 on the local drive or NFS.
1
Open the File >Configure >Directory menu (7171).
2
In the device selection area, select the target device for
operation (see page 355).
3
Press [New].
4
Enter a name of up to 8 characters in the keyboard
window, and press [Enter].
Note
The following names cannot be used.
CON, PRN, AUX, CLOCK$, NUL
COM0, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5,
COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9
LPT0, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7,
LPT8, LPT9

Renaming a Directory

1
Open the File >Configure >Directory menu (7171).
2
In the device selection area, select the target device for
operation (see page 355).
3
Select a directory.
4
Press [Rename].
5
Enter a name of up to 8 characters in the keyboard
window, and press [Enter].

Protecting (Write Inhibit) a Directory

The following operations can be prohibited for a directory.
• Saving files
• Copying files (including copying between unit IDs)
• Renaming files
• Deleting files
• Offline editing of macro files
• Deleting directories
1
Open the File >Configure >Directory menu (7171).
2
In the device selection area, select the target device for
operation (see page 355).
3
Select a directory.
4
Press [Protect].
Write inhibit is set for the selected directory, and
is displayed in the "Protect" field in the status area.

Deleting a Directory

1
Open the File >Configure >Directory menu (7171).
2
In the device selection area, select the target device for
operation (see page 355).
3
Select a directory.
4
Press [Delete].
5
Check the message, then press [Yes].
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