deleting file in my pictures folder

[Guest]

when trying to delete unwanted pictures from my pictures folder the program
recopies the files in the same folder and it just keeps increasing in size,
deleted items are reappearing like a cancer.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Are you holding Ctrl when you delete? If you move, even a small amount the files will
copy. Try selecting with Ctrl, right-click, click delete.

 

[Guest]

I found this old question of a problem I am having. I am older and do not
understand what the solution means. Every time I drag and drop files from
Windows Explorer into my external hard drive folder - I get multiple copies
of each file - but not every file I copied - only some of them. I am up to
100 copies of things I keep trying to delete. Help please with easy step by
step instructions. This has never happened before when I tried to delete or
move files.

Thanks from a white haired computer novice.

 

[Malke]

I found this old question of a problem I am having. I am older and do not
understand what the solution means. Every time I drag and drop files from
Windows Explorer into my external hard drive folder - I get multiple copies
of each file - but not every file I copied - only some of them. I am up to
100 copies of things I keep trying to delete. Help please with easy step by
step instructions. This has never happened before when I tried to delete or
move files.

Thanks from a white haired computer novice.

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

 

[Sharon F]

I found this old question of a problem I am having. I am older and do not
understand what the solution means. Every time I drag and drop files from
Windows Explorer into my external hard drive folder - I get multiple copies
of each file - but not every file I copied - only some of them. I am up to
100 copies of things I keep trying to delete. Help please with easy step by
step instructions. This has never happened before when I tried to delete or
move files.

Thanks from a white haired computer novice.

Sandy, another way to do this:
Get your files selected. Then press the Delete key. No extra dragging with
the mouse means no chance of your hand slipping.

If moving or copying files, try adding a Move To or Copy To button to the
toolbar. To do this: Right click on the standard toolbar and select
customize. Use the screen that appears to add the Move To and Copy To
buttons and any others that you think might be handy. When finished, click
OK.

To use those buttons, select your files. Then click Move To or Copy To and
use the dialog that appears to complete the file operation.

 

[Guest]

Thank you Thank you Thank you Malke and Sharon !!!! I had a monster in my
documents file and you helped me get rid of it. I had trouble with the shift
and selecting numerous files at once but finally got through them all. I
will not make this mistake again. The White haired grandmother can rest
tonight.

 

[Guest]

One final question - can I print your suggestions as I see them? This would
be very helpful in my next copy, move and delete project.

Thanks again

 

[Malke]

One final question - can I print your suggestions as I see them? This would
be very helpful in my next copy, move and delete project.

Thanks again

I'm glad that helped you. Since you are using the web interface to these
newsgroups (more on this below), I don't know about the printing
capabilities. It might be simplest to highlight the information you're
interested in saving, right-click on Copy, and Paste it into Notepad.
Then Save and Print.

You are using the web interface to Usenet newsgroups, which is frankly
awful. You will get far more out of this resource if you learn to use a
newsreader. This is very easy to do. There are many good newsreaders for
Windows, but you can use Outlook Express since you already have it. Here
are some links to information about newsgroups:

About Usenet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
http://groups.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=basics.html - Basics
of Usenet
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet - a brief
explanation of newsgroups

Using Outlook Express as Newsreader:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
Accessing the MS newsgroups in Outlook Express Newsreader
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx

How to Post:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is
working properly
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/munad.htm - how to munge email address
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting - multiposting vs. crossposting


Malke

 

[Sharon F]

One final question - can I print your suggestions as I see them? This would
be very helpful in my next copy, move and delete project.

Thanks again

Sandy, you're welcome and, yes, you may print out my suggestions.

 

[Guest]

THANK YOU VERY MUNCH IT WORKED GREAT. YOUR GREAT.. EVERYTHING IS GREAT..THANKS

 

[Woody]

The same is happening with me. Deleting does no good all u get is copy of
a copy of a copy. I use to be able to delete one at a time and that worked
ok but noticed that when i tried to delete more than one by clicking on a pic
and hlding the control key down and selecting the pic and going to another
pic while holding the control key down and after selecting the last pic would
hit delete all the pics would delte. Trouble is sometimes this would cause
the copies to appear also. Then the only way i could delete them was by
doing each pic one at a time. TOday I can't even do that. All i get is a
copy of a copy of a copy

Larry Meyers