I have a load of copies in My Documents. I tried to delete them but it just
made more of them. I have scanned my computer and it is OK so there must be
some setting somewhere there is telling my computer to keep copies of files.
Any idea where it might be?? Before I get totally filled up with copies of
copies of copies of copies.......

danceout wrote:

> I have a load of copies in My Documents. I tried to delete them but it
> just made more of them. I have scanned my computer and it is OK so there
> must be some setting somewhere there is telling my computer to keep copies
> of files. Any idea where it might be?? Before I get totally filled up with
> copies of copies of copies of copies.......

Are you trying to delete by dragging the files to the Recycle Bin? If yes,
this problem usually occurs because the hand isn't quite as steady as one
would want. You're moving the files slightly as you drag and that is
creating the extra copies.

First lower the sensitivity of your mouse from the Mouse applet in Control
Panel. Then change the way you delete. Either select files and then
right-click>Delete or select files and use File>Delete. To select multiple
contiguous files, highlight the first file in the series and then hold down
the Shift key and highlight the last file in the series. All your desired
files will be highlighted. Then use the right-click or File menu deletion
procedure. To delete non-contiguous files, hold down the Ctrl key as you
select.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!

Thank you for your reply. I have been using the second method you mention for
mreoving continiguous files - control.. No, no, I think i have been using the
control button rather than the shift button, so I will try again and report
back if it still doesn;t work. Thank you for alerting me to my own error!

"Malke" wrote:

> danceout wrote:
>
> > I have a load of copies in My Documents. I tried to delete them but it
> > just made more of them. I have scanned my computer and it is OK so there
> > must be some setting somewhere there is telling my computer to keep copies
> > of files. Any idea where it might be?? Before I get totally filled up with
> > copies of copies of copies of copies.......
>
> Are you trying to delete by dragging the files to the Recycle Bin? If yes,
> this problem usually occurs because the hand isn't quite as steady as one
> would want. You're moving the files slightly as you drag and that is
> creating the extra copies.
>
> First lower the sensitivity of your mouse from the Mouse applet in Control
> Panel. Then change the way you delete. Either select files and then
> right-click>Delete or select files and use File>Delete. To select multiple
> contiguous files, highlight the first file in the series and then hold down
> the Shift key and highlight the last file in the series. All your desired
> files will be highlighted. Then use the right-click or File menu deletion
> procedure. To delete non-contiguous files, hold down the Ctrl key as you
> select.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> Don't Panic!
>

Thank you. It works properly now!

"Malke" wrote:

> danceout wrote:
>
> > I have a load of copies in My Documents. I tried to delete them but it
> > just made more of them. I have scanned my computer and it is OK so there
> > must be some setting somewhere there is telling my computer to keep copies
> > of files. Any idea where it might be?? Before I get totally filled up with
> > copies of copies of copies of copies.......
>
> Are you trying to delete by dragging the files to the Recycle Bin? If yes,
> this problem usually occurs because the hand isn't quite as steady as one
> would want. You're moving the files slightly as you drag and that is
> creating the extra copies.
>
> First lower the sensitivity of your mouse from the Mouse applet in Control
> Panel. Then change the way you delete. Either select files and then
> right-click>Delete or select files and use File>Delete. To select multiple
> contiguous files, highlight the first file in the series and then hold down
> the Shift key and highlight the last file in the series. All your desired
> files will be highlighted. Then use the right-click or File menu deletion
> procedure. To delete non-contiguous files, hold down the Ctrl key as you
> select.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> Don't Panic!
>