[Qgis-user] Copy a raster

[David Fawcett]

Try right-clicking on the layer in QGIS and selecting 'Save As...'

You have the option of saving the data in different file formats too.

David.

On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 9:17 PM, john.polo <jpolo at mail.usf.edu> wrote:
> QGIS Users,
>
> New QGIS user here, as well as a novice at GIS, with what is probably a
> basic question. If I want to copy a raster (.tif), should I just Cntl-C the
> file in the folder and paste and rename the copied file back into the
> folder? In ArcGIS I'd export the data and make all the copies I want. (Not
> griping against QGIS, just trying to give a better indication of what I
> intended to do) I looked in the edit menu and couldn't find an export or
> copy function. The edit toggle doesn't activate the layer for me to copy
> like I would a polygon. I checked the raster menu and wasn't sure which
> function would make a copy of the raster.
>
> John Polo
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