help i am multiplying my photos, it won't stop copying

[kathie in miami]

i am losing all the good pictures. one set of pix keeps
copying and multiplying in the hundreds. there are soo
many that it is removing my good shots...i tried deleting
and more pop in with them numbering in the
hundreds...please , someone answer this, thank you

Each time I click on a photo to do anything with it, my
computer puts a copy of it in the same folder. I delete
them, but next time I click on a photo I get another
copy. If I'm working with them a lot, I can get dozens of
copies of the same photo.

How can I turn this off?

 

[Carol]

What software are you using to "do anything with". It might be that you have
that software set to create a copy, check your preferences. This is usually
done so that your original file is NOT disturbed, as an edited photo is not
as good a quality as the original.
Carol

 

[Scotty]

someone further back in here suggested thi smay be due to a virus? lovebug or something.scrol back and check it out.

 

[John Inzer]

Maybe the following will help:

It happens occasionally to most anyone who
is trying to multiple select by holding the Ctrl
or Shift key while left clicking to select the
image files.

The copies are created when you fail to
completely release the mouse button before
you move the pointer to another file. If a group
of selected files is dragged...even the slightest
bit...the next mouse click will produce copies
of all the previously highlighted files.

It's somewhat easier if you have your Folder
Options set to Single Click...this way you can
select/deselect a file with just a mouse over
and you don't have to click. For multiples you
still have to hold...Ctrl or Shift.

No click...no drag...no copy...maybe that's
your solution.

If you wish to delete all the files in a folder
you could try the following:

Go to...Edit / Select All...or type...Ctrl / A...

With all files selected...go to...File / Delete...
or press your Delete key...or...right click the
group and choose "Delete".