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whole files vs whole file

Both 'whole files' and 'whole file' can be correct depending on the context. 'Whole files' is used when referring to multiple complete files, while 'whole file' is used when talking about a single complete file.

Last updated: March 21, 2024 • 6716 views

whole files

This phrase is correct when referring to multiple complete files.

Use 'whole files' when you want to indicate that all the files in question are complete and not fragmented.

Examples:

  • I need to back up the whole files before making any changes.
  • The software can scan the whole files for viruses.
  • Make sure you have access to the whole files for the project.
  • Feb 7, 2011 ... Items in the Regions bin in bold are whole files. As such they may be unused, but regions from that file may be in use. I like to keep parent ...
  • When transferring whole files, Data Collector streams file data from the origin system and writes the data to the destination system based on the directory and ...
  • Oct 19, 2018 ... Location: Los Angeles, CA. Posts: 4,476. Default Re: Exporting All Clips - But ONLY Whole Files. Easy way: do a "save copy in" of your session ...
  • Copy whole files only · Ask Question. Asked 12 years, 10 months ago. Modified 12 years, 10 months ago. Viewed 2k times. This question shows research effort; ...
  • Nov 18, 2021 ... A whole files worth of unfished builds corrupted and lost and only 6 actually finished projects later... now I need to decide which ones to prioritise.
  • Mar 28, 2019 ... versions used: SonarQube 7.6, CFamiliy Plugin 6.1, Git error observed When changing some lines only in a short-lived branch, the whole files ...
  • Jul 5, 2020 ... ... whole files. I did find discussions about the subject, but they go back a few years. Could you guys bring me up to speed? Thanks! tflidd ...
  • Why does git see whole files as changed when copying files overtop of other files? Ask Question. Asked 14 years, 4 months ago. Modified 11 years, 2 months ...
  • Mar 13, 2017 ... Re: batch converting whole files of videos ... I would not advise to set your DXV setting to High Quality by default. You use twice as much disk ...
  • Reading whole files in Lua · Ask Question. Asked 12 years, 7 months ago. Modified 4 years, 7 months ago. Viewed 52k times. This question shows research ...

Alternatives:

  • complete files
  • entire files
  • intact files
  • unbroken files
  • undivided files

whole file

This phrase is correct when referring to a single complete file.

Use 'whole file' when you want to emphasize that a specific file is complete and not fragmented.

Examples:

  • Please send me the whole file for review.
  • I need the whole file to be able to open it.
  • The whole file was corrupted and couldn't be recovered.
  • Aug 18, 2020 ... " instead of "Not a whole file" in the android pop-up bubble. It doesn't sync, however. Let me know if there's more I should give you to ...
  • Jul 2, 2021 ... If I process it to whole file, I'm left with an individual copy of the entire 40 min clip for every edited region which is tens of GBs of files.
  • Apr 28, 2016 ... There is a way better way of achieving this: less +F <file>. It'll show you the whole file, has the full power of less and will wait for new ...
  • Apr 29, 2024 ... If you want to paste a whole file in another file you can simply "read" the file you want to copy in the new file without having to open it.
  • You can use the whole file data format to transfer entire files from an origin system to a destination system. With the whole file data format, ...
  • Jul 25, 2010 ... Is there an in-built function in Ruby to read the whole file without using any loop? So far, I have only come across methods that read in ...
  • Apr 11, 2019 ... Thus, coverage for the whole file is less than 80 %, but coverage on the new code should be 100 %. Commit the changes. Run gradle sonarqube with ...
  • Oct 21, 2012 ... I just have edited several lines in a long file but then when I went to commit changes ,I saw that git just highlighted the whole file content with a red color.
  • Aug 25, 2018 ... Could anyone explain why my Plugins miss the "Whole File" (greyedout) option when processing in Audio Suite. I can only render with handle ...
  • Chrome console - breakpoint over whole file · Ask Question. Asked 8 years, 6 months ago. Modified 6 years, 2 months ago. Viewed 9k times. This question ...

Alternatives:

  • complete file
  • entire file
  • intact file
  • unbroken file
  • undivided file

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