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dave
I'm in the habit of bulk editing thousands of photos, which my CAMERA
assigns names to, numerically starting with 0001 daily, which means lots
of times files I put IN the recycle bin have the same names as ones
placed there earlier, minutes or sometimes days before. it also means
many times I'm editing photos I don;t even know the names of, or care
what the names are. because I rename the 'keeper' files AFTER photo
edits - seems pointless to rename something it's 50/50 I'm going to end
up tossing anyway. it'd be like erasing all pen and ink from waste and
scrap paper, before it goes to the dump...
this -isn't- the first time I've had XP compounding my headaches
needlessly...
my main question is: when retrieving files from the recyc bin, *where*
is the button to retrieve files WITHOUT getting involved in a discourse
with XP as to what SIZE the file is, when it was created, or wether or
NOT I want to replace one with another? I mean: I just want to retrieve
THESE files, REGARDLESS of what they're named, and REGARDLESS of how big
they are, and have XP let *ME* do the worrying about all that...instead
of it "trying to second-guess me" when i *don't want or need it bustin'
my humps...
sheesh
where is the "LET ME RETRIEVE *ALL* THESE FILES and I'LL WORRY ABOUT
what size they are, when they were created, what they're named, or what
size they are, or wether or NOT I want to replace one with another,
trade in, up, or down, IF you don't MIND too terribly MUCH, please" button?
I'm not asking 'why does windows do this?' or 'is this a feature or a
nuisance'?. what I need is a method to AVOID the 'one-by-one spanish
inquisition dance', file-name compared to filesize and date discourse
with the OS each and every stink-KING time I need to drag a few dozen,
or few hundred images, OUT of the recycle bin...
*IS* there a method to bulk-retrieve files WITHOUT "jumping thru
unwanted XP dialog boxes, one after another"? can I hack my registry
somehow to PERMIT file retrievals in the fashion *I* desire? maybe I can
install some type of app to accomplish this goal?
-giant- headache this...
thanks for your help, and suggestions guys,
toolie
assigns names to, numerically starting with 0001 daily, which means lots
of times files I put IN the recycle bin have the same names as ones
placed there earlier, minutes or sometimes days before. it also means
many times I'm editing photos I don;t even know the names of, or care
what the names are. because I rename the 'keeper' files AFTER photo
edits - seems pointless to rename something it's 50/50 I'm going to end
up tossing anyway. it'd be like erasing all pen and ink from waste and
scrap paper, before it goes to the dump...
this -isn't- the first time I've had XP compounding my headaches
needlessly...
my main question is: when retrieving files from the recyc bin, *where*
is the button to retrieve files WITHOUT getting involved in a discourse
with XP as to what SIZE the file is, when it was created, or wether or
NOT I want to replace one with another? I mean: I just want to retrieve
THESE files, REGARDLESS of what they're named, and REGARDLESS of how big
they are, and have XP let *ME* do the worrying about all that...instead
of it "trying to second-guess me" when i *don't want or need it bustin'
my humps...
sheesh
where is the "LET ME RETRIEVE *ALL* THESE FILES and I'LL WORRY ABOUT
what size they are, when they were created, what they're named, or what
size they are, or wether or NOT I want to replace one with another,
trade in, up, or down, IF you don't MIND too terribly MUCH, please" button?
I'm not asking 'why does windows do this?' or 'is this a feature or a
nuisance'?. what I need is a method to AVOID the 'one-by-one spanish
inquisition dance', file-name compared to filesize and date discourse
with the OS each and every stink-KING time I need to drag a few dozen,
or few hundred images, OUT of the recycle bin...
*IS* there a method to bulk-retrieve files WITHOUT "jumping thru
unwanted XP dialog boxes, one after another"? can I hack my registry
somehow to PERMIT file retrievals in the fashion *I* desire? maybe I can
install some type of app to accomplish this goal?
-giant- headache this...
thanks for your help, and suggestions guys,
toolie