HOW NOT TO COPY PICTURES

[ESTER]

I AM TRYING TO MOVE PICTURES AROUND IN SOME OF THE
FOLDERS IN MY DOCUMENTS AND EVERY TIME I TRY TO OPEN MORE
THAN ONE PICTURE AT A TIME IT COPIES ALL OF THEM, SOME
TIMES UP TO 72 TIMES. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG????? I HAVE
EVEN TRIED OPENING THEM IN MY SONIC DVD MAKER AND IT MADE
25 COPIES OF EACH PICTURES AND IF I CLICK ON MORE THAN
ONE TO DELETE THEM IT MAKES EVEN MORE COPIES. THIS IS
GETTING ON MY NERVES. I STARTED WITH ABOUT 100 PICTURES
IN A FOLDER AND NOW I HAVE ABOUT 3000. HELP ME
PLEEEESSSEEE!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU
ESTER

 

[John Inzer]

I AM TRYING TO MOVE PICTURES AROUND
IN SOME OF THE FOLDERS IN MY DOCUMENTS
AND EVERY TIME I TRY TO OPEN MORE THAN
ONE PICTURE AT A TIME IT COPIES ALL OF THEM,
SOME TIMES UP TO 72 TIMES.
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Hi Ester,

First...turn off your caps lock. It makes your
message hard to read.

Maybe the following info 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".

--

John Inzer
Picture It! MVP
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