Copies of copies

[Guest]

When I try to move some picture files into another folder, I got a copy of it
in my C: drive. When I deleted them, I got copies of the copy. I gave up when
I got to copy 10 on the file. How do I get rid of them and make it stop
making copies of files I want to delete?

 

[Kath Adams]

When I try to move some picture files into another folder, I got a
copy of it in my C: drive. When I deleted them, I got copies of the
copy. I gave up when I got to copy 10 on the file. How do I get rid
of them and make it stop making copies of files I want to delete?

This usually occurs when selecting images holding the control key, and
the
mouse button is released while dragging. To select images in consecutive
order use the shift key, select the first and last image to highlight
all
images in between, release the mouse button, then right click the
highlighted
image(s) choose delete. To select images that are not in consective
order,
use the control key, then after highlighting the images you wish to
delete,
release the mouse button then, right click the highlighted image(s)
choose
delete.

 

[lvee]

I had a similar problem, although it was word type files, not pictures. I
finally was able to delete the copies...like 30 of each files!! (each time
I would delete one, a copy was made, boy was that irritating.)by opening
explorer from the start icon, and I can't remember if I had to select each
individually, one at a time, or if I could highlight and 'select all' but it
worked.

 

[...D.]

When I try to move some picture files into another folder, I got a copy of it
in my C: drive. When I deleted them, I got copies of the copy. I gave up when
I got to copy 10 on the file. How do I get rid of them and make it stop
making copies of files I want to delete?

This happened to me sometimes too if I am highlighting one file and
another and another to delete them in one command - somehow I move the
mouse wrong and I get copies of everything I have highlighted thus far.
And then I go to mass delete those and I move the mouse just wrong and I
get copies of copies.

Try closing the window & going back and deleting. If going back after
opening a new window doesn't work. instead of highlighting the file to
move it normally to move it, hit control-A, which highlights all in the
folder. Then hold down the cntrol key and click each highlighted file or
folder to un-highlight them, butdo not unhighlight the files in question.
Then when you have only those files left as highlighted, use the "edit"
button of Win explorer, and choose to "move to a folder "- not the
standard move command. Then you direct the files to be moved to a folder
in a different way.

This probably is way off but it's what I'd try.

...D.

 

[miskairal]

I had a similar problem, although it was word type files, not pictures. I
finally was able to delete the copies...like 30 of each files!! (each time
I would delete one, a copy was made, boy was that irritating.)by opening
explorer from the start icon, and I can't remember if I had to select each
individually, one at a time, or if I could highlight and 'select all' but it
worked.

I've got a saved Print Screen on my pc of my desktop covered in copies
and copies of copies and copies of copies of copies. It makes me laugh
every time I come across it so I dont' delete it. The solution I found
at the time was to only click on about 5 files at a time to delete them
until you clean up the mess -took a while but I was laughing all the time