selecting mulitple photos?

[Carrie]

I was just reading the question/answer about copies being made when photos
were selected and deleted.

How does one select mulitiple photos without copies being made of them?

I've always thought it was holding ctrl and clicking the one I want to
select and this does work, but at some point, a box comes up and it starts
showing copies being made.

I know how to drag the mouse and select just one row or a few in a group,
but is there a way to go over, like a whole page, and select specific ones,
withiout (at some point) them starting to copy? If it's not ctrl, is there
another way?

I now have WIN XP and don't remember this happening when I had 98, which I
had for many years.

I probably wouldn't have thought to ask about this, if I hadn't seen it
referred to elsewhere. What I've been doing is only selecting a few photos
at a time (with ctrl+click) and that seems to work. It's only at a certain
point (number selected or time) that they start to copy and I then have to
go over and delete the copies.

Thanks,
Carrie

 

[John Inzer]

I was just reading the question/answer about copies being made when
photos were selected and deleted.

How does one select mulitiple photos without copies being made of
them?
I've always thought it was holding ctrl and clicking the one I want to
select and this does work, but at some point, a box comes up and it
starts showing copies being made.

I know how to drag the mouse and select just one row or a few in a
group, but is there a way to go over, like a whole page, and select
specific ones, withiout (at some point) them starting to copy? If
it's not ctrl, is there another way?

I now have WIN XP and don't remember this happening when I had 98,
which I had for many years.

I probably wouldn't have thought to ask about this, if I hadn't seen
it referred to elsewhere. What I've been doing is only selecting a
few photos at a time (with ctrl+click) and that seems to work. It's
only at a certain point (number selected or time) that they start to
copy and I then have to go over and delete the copies.

Thanks,
Carrie

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Here's how to reproduce the unwanted
copying...

Hold your Ctrl key and select several files...

Place your pointer on the selected group
(still holding the ctrl key) and left click / drag
the group even just the slightest bit...now
release the mouse button.
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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...releasing the mouse button 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. To adjust for single click...
Open a folder and go to...Tools / Folder
Options / General tab...tick..."Single Click
To Open An Item" / Apply / OK.

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".

How to search for and delete unwanted "copies"
of your image files.

Open the folder that the images are saved in and
left click the "Search" button on your toolbar.

(If you are viewing the files from within an editing
program and do not know where the folder is...right
click one of the image files and from the menu...
choose...Properties. The path to the folder will be
on the "General" tab at "Location".)

In the search pane...select..."All files and folders"

In the "All or part of the file name" field...enter...

copy of

Now...left click the "Search" button.

When the search is complete...go to...Edit / Select All...

Then go to...File / Delete.

You will see a dialog box asking you if you are sure
you wish to delete the files...click Yes.

Now...left click the "Back" button on your toolbar.

Now the remaining files should be your originals.

If you deleted the wrong files...recover them from
your recycle bin now.


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John Inzer
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