Why does it keep asking me to overwrite the files over and over

So i copy and paste a dir
it says they dir already exists overwrite?
yes!!!!!
then it looks like it is copying the files then it asks again
do you want to overwrite 4324 file?
YES I ALREADY SAID YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THIS IS A SERVER NOT A WORKSTATION!
SO I SELECTED A BUNCH OF DIRECTORIES TO COPY AND CLICKED OK SEVERAL TIMES AND WENT HOME FOR THE WEEKEND
I CAME BACK ON MONDAY AND IT WAS ASKING ME IF i WANTED TO COPY THE FILES AGAIN
THIS IS A JOKE

To avoid that I would recommend deleting the folder first the copying won't be an issue or deleting all the files in the directory. I know this is an extra step but just like the warning on plastic bags someone somewhere did something they shouldn't have
Sorry, I have been there.
So generally it will ask you if you want to do this for X number of files
IT SHOULD ASK ONCE AND ONLY ONCE
I SAY YES AND GO AWAY AND I HAVE TO COME BACK AND HIT YES AGAIN
To avoid that I would recommend deleting the folder first the copying won't be an issue or deleting all the files in the directory. I know this is an extra step but just like the warning on plastic bags someone somewhere did something they shouldn't have
ND LOSE AL THE RIGHTS...
THIS IS BAD ADVICE!

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