Any way to eliminate "copy of" file copy feature?

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Whenever I try to select a series of files in a folder (by holding down
"Control" and selecting each file one at a time), if I go to fast the
annoying and useless "copy of" feature engages and all of a sudden I
have a ton of duplicate files, all named "copy of..."). Is there anyway
to turn off this totally useless and annoying feature? I just don't
understand idiot programmers who come up with annoyances like this that
automatically engage when you don't want them to.

JT
 
JT said:
Whenever I try to select a series of files in a folder (by holding down
"Control" and selecting each file one at a time), if I go to fast the
annoying and useless "copy of" feature engages and all of a sudden I
have a ton of duplicate files, all named "copy of..."). Is there anyway
to turn off this totally useless and annoying feature? I just don't
understand idiot programmers who come up with annoyances like this that
automatically engage when you don't want them to.

JT
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It seems those idiot programmers allowed for this situation
by letting you set the double-click speed.
 
Whenever I try to select a series of files in a folder (by holding
down
It seems those idiot programmers allowed for this situation
by letting you set the double-click speed.
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It has **nothing** to do with the "double-click speed"... if, while
selecting the files, you move your mouse a little to the side the icons
lighten up and then start duplicating the files...

JT
 
JT said:
It has **nothing** to do with the "double-click speed"... if, while
selecting the files, you move your mouse a little to the side the icons
lighten up and then start duplicating the files...

JT
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Exactly! If you have the mouse button down and you move the icon then
release the mouse button, how's the system supposed to distinguish that
action from any other drag 'n drop action?

The solution is simple. If it ain't your intention to drag 'n drop, then
don't drag 'n drop.
 
Colon Terminus said:
Exactly! If you have the mouse button down and you move the icon then
release the mouse button, how's the system supposed to distinguish that
action from any other drag 'n drop action?

The solution is simple. If it ain't your intention to drag 'n drop, then
don't drag 'n drop.
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It doesn't matter how careful I am, if I try and select files too fast I
run into this annoyance even if the icons are moved just a hair. I want
to just shut that feature off as I never use it. I should be able to zip
through multiple files without having to worry about some stupid and
totally useless feature engaging. Typical Microsoft moronic programming.
Puzzling why a box doesn't pop up asking me "do you really want to make
duplicates of these files?", seems they put in useless warning boxes
everywhere else on Windows, everywhere that you don't want or need them,
but something like this they just let the process happen.

JT
 
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