Windows 7 file copying
 

As I was reading another thread, "Windows 7 Files Management Glitch" it
reminded me of a problem that I've always had with Windows 7 when
copying specific files from one directory to another or from the desktop
to another directory. I start by holding the ctrl key and left click
marking the desired files. When I've selected all the desired files, I
release the ctrl key and left click grab and drop the desired files to
the other directory. However, sometimes, as I'm holding the ctrl key
and left click selecting the files to be copied, Windows just copies
them to the original source directory with the addition of "Copy of" to
the original file name. As I said, it doesn't always happen, but it
does maybe 20% of the time, especially if a lot of files are involved.
It's a mess to clean up because I mark those "copy" file holding the
ctrl key and Windows might do it again making "copy (2) of" for the
marked files. Grrrrr. Any ideas?

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Art Todesco wrote:
As I was reading another thread, "Windows 7 Files Management Glitch" it
reminded me of a problem that I've always had with Windows 7 when
copying specific files from one directory to another or from the desktop
to another directory. I start by holding the ctrl key and left click
marking the desired files. When I've selected all the desired files, I
release the ctrl key and left click grab and drop the desired files to
the other directory. However, sometimes, as I'm holding the ctrl key
and left click selecting the files to be copied, Windows just copies
them to the original source directory with the addition of "Copy of" to
the original file name. As I said, it doesn't always happen, but it
does maybe 20% of the time, especially if a lot of files are involved.
It's a mess to clean up because I mark those "copy" file holding the
ctrl key and Windows might do it again making "copy (2) of" for the
marked files. Grrrrr. Any ideas?

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It happens to many people; especially with multi-selections. I get it
about the same 20% of times like you.

Try this and all will be explained.
Choose a tiny file in a folder; hold down control, left click mouse and
shake it a fraction, let go of left button.

Ed

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Wolf K wrote:
On 2014-04-03 8:51 AM, Ed Cryer wrote:
Art Todesco wrote:
As I was reading another thread, "Windows 7 Files Management Glitch" it
reminded me of a problem that I've always had with Windows 7 when
copying specific files from one directory to another or from the desktop
to another directory. I start by holding the ctrl key and left click
marking the desired files. When I've selected all the desired files, I
release the ctrl key and left click grab and drop the desired files to
the other directory. However, sometimes, as I'm holding the ctrl key
and left click selecting the files to be copied, Windows just copies
them to the original source directory with the addition of "Copy of" to
the original file name. As I said, it doesn't always happen, but it
does maybe 20% of the time, especially if a lot of files are involved.
It's a mess to clean up because I mark those "copy" file holding the
ctrl key and Windows might do it again making "copy (2) of" for the
marked files. Grrrrr. Any ideas?

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It happens to many people; especially with multi-selections. I get it
about the same 20% of times like you.

Try this and all will be explained.
Choose a tiny file in a folder; hold down control, left click mouse and
shake it a fraction, let go of left button.

Ed

Right-button hold, drag to destination, release, menu appears, select
what you want. Never makes a copy, and allows override of default.

Default is Move to folder on same partition/drive, Copy to different
partition/drive.

HTH


In the old days of Napster you could search other people's HDs for
shared files. When I found copies of files on my PC being incremented,
such as Ed - Copy (1), Ed - Copy (2), Ed - Copy (3) etc, I did a search
for Copy (10) on Napster and found quite a few; so I upped it to Copy
(14) and found one.
I then scanned all my HDs for just Copy, got a few, cleared them up.

Anybody reading this might want to do the same. I'll guarantee there
must be vast terabytes filled with accidentally created copies.

Ed

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Art Todesco wrote:

I start by holding the ctrl key and left click marking the desired
files. When I've selected all the desired files, I release the ctrl
key and left click grab and drop the desired files to the other
directory. However, sometimes, as I'm holding the ctrl key and left
click selecting the files to be copied, Windows just copies them to
the original source directory with the addition of "Copy of" to the
original file name.

A slight jiggle of the mouse moving the pointer off the hover hotspot
for the current object (file) which then started the default action
(copy). Instead of using Ctrl to select multiple and usually disjoint
files in a listing, use the checkboxes.

Windows Explorer, Tools - Folder Options, View tab
Use checkboxes to select items

You can still use the old Ctrl+click method to select multiple files or
you can use the checkboxes.

You might also want to change the speed and acceleration options in
Windows for the mouse.

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Art Todesco wrote:
As I was reading another thread, "Windows 7 Files Management Glitch" it
reminded me of a problem that I've always had with Windows 7 when
copying specific files from one directory to another or from the desktop
to another directory. I start by holding the ctrl key and left click
marking the desired files. When I've selected all the desired files, I
release the ctrl key and left click grab and drop the desired files to
the other directory. However, sometimes, as I'm holding the ctrl key
and left click selecting the files to be copied, Windows just copies
them to the original source directory with the addition of "Copy of" to
the original file name. As I said, it doesn't always happen, but it
does maybe 20% of the time, especially if a lot of files are involved.
It's a mess to clean up because I mark those "copy" file holding the
ctrl key and Windows might do it again making "copy (2) of" for the
marked files. Grrrrr. Any ideas?

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On Thu, 03 Apr 2014 08:35:23 -0400, Art Todesco wrote:

As I was reading another thread, "Windows 7 Files Management Glitch" it
reminded me of a problem that I've always had with Windows 7 when
copying specific files from one directory to another or from the desktop
to another directory. I start by holding the ctrl key and left click
marking the desired files. When I've selected all the desired files, I
release the ctrl key and left click grab and drop the desired files to
the other directory. However, sometimes, as I'm holding the ctrl key
and left click selecting the files to be copied, Windows just copies
them to the original source directory with the addition of "Copy of" to
the original file name. As I said, it doesn't always happen, but it
does maybe 20% of the time, especially if a lot of files are involved.
It's a mess to clean up because I mark those "copy" file holding the
ctrl key and Windows might do it again making "copy (2) of" for the
marked files. Grrrrr. Any ideas?

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In my experience, the control key has to be depressed *at the moment
when you release the mouse button*.

In fact, I usually start the drag without the control key and press it
before releasing the left mouse button. Which is probably a bit
risky...in case I forget Ctrl :-)

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

Windows 7 file copying
 

Art Todesco wrote:

As I was reading another thread, "Windows 7 Files Management Glitch" it
reminded me of a problem that I've always had with Windows 7 when
copying specific files from one directory to another or from the desktop
to another directory. I start by holding the ctrl key and left click
marking the desired files. When I've selected all the desired files, I
release the ctrl key and left click grab and drop the desired files to
the other directory. However, sometimes, as I'm holding the ctrl key
and left click selecting the files to be copied, Windows just copies
them to the original source directory with the addition of "Copy of" to
the original file name. As I said, it doesn't always happen, but it
does maybe 20% of the time, especially if a lot of files are involved.
It's a mess to clean up because I mark those "copy" file holding the
ctrl key and Windows might do it again making "copy (2) of" for the
marked files. Grrrrr. Any ideas?

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You can always sort the mess you made by date created, the most recent
unwanted copies will be either at the top or bottom, then easy to lasso.
That's my experience anyway.

Also, I personally recommend hair of the dog
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/000766.htm

Worked for Hunter Thompson

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On Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:42:59 -0700, Pete Puma wrote:
You can always sort the mess you made by date created, the most recent
unwanted copies will be either at the top or bottom, then easy to lasso.
That's my experience anyway.


Easier still is just to press Ctrl-Z (undo).

And as a bonus it really deletes the extra copies, as opposed to
putting them in the recycle bin.

--
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http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...

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On 4/3/2014 8:31 PM, Stan Brown wrote:
On Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:42:59 -0700, Pete Puma wrote:
You can always sort the mess you made by date created, the most recent
unwanted copies will be either at the top or bottom, then easy to lasso.
That's my experience anyway.


Easier still is just to press Ctrl-Z (undo).

And as a bonus it really deletes the extra copies, as opposed to
putting them in the recycle bin.

I guess I knew that at one time but forgot. I'll try that in the
future. But, it should work properly ... especially if everyone seems
to have the same problem. And it's probably been there since earlier
versions of Windows. That's one thing I hate about Windows in general.
There is no real universal consistency. In one place you can do
something one way, but in another area, you have to do it slightly
differently. It's like each software designer did his/her own thing and
there was no general oversight for the whole product.

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On Fri, 04 Apr 2014 08:37:55 -0400, Art Todesco wrote:

On 4/3/2014 8:31 PM, Stan Brown wrote:
On Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:42:59 -0700, Pete Puma wrote:
You can always sort the mess you made by date created, the most recent
unwanted copies will be either at the top or bottom, then easy to lasso.
That's my experience anyway.


Easier still is just to press Ctrl-Z (undo).

And as a bonus it really deletes the extra copies, as opposed to
putting them in the recycle bin.

I guess I knew that at one time but forgot. I'll try that in the
future. But, it should work properly ... especially if everyone seems
to have the same problem.

Not "everyone" has this problem. I've never seen it, for example. I see that
you're not alone, however.

--

Char Jackson

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Art Todesco wrote:

On 4/3/2014 8:31 PM, Stan Brown wrote:
On Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:42:59 -0700, Pete Puma wrote:
You can always sort the mess you made by date created, the most recent
unwanted copies will be either at the top or bottom, then easy to lasso.
That's my experience anyway.


Easier still is just to press Ctrl-Z (undo).

And as a bonus it really deletes the extra copies, as opposed to
putting them in the recycle bin.

I guess I knew that at one time but forgot. I'll try that in the
future. But, it should work properly ... especially if everyone seems
to have the same problem. And it's probably been there since earlier
versions of Windows. That's one thing I hate about Windows in general.


There is no real universal consistency. In one place you can do
something one way, but in another area, you have to do it slightly
differently. It's like each software designer did his/her own thing and
there was no general oversight for the whole product.

Which is impossible to believe.
When I have to swivel over to my Win & machine to use some Adobe app, I
sometimes curse out load at this--and by no means do I think it's done by
accident, either.
Preaching to the choir.

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On Fri, 04 Apr 2014 08:37:55 -0400, Art Todesco wrote:
On 4/3/2014 8:31 PM, Stan Brown wrote:
Easier still is just to press Ctrl-Z (undo).

And as a bonus it really deletes the extra copies, as opposed to
putting them in the recycle bin.

I guess I knew that at one time but forgot. I'll try that in the
future. But, it should work properly ... especially if everyone seems
to have the same problem.


It does work properly. It's hardly Windows' fault if you use the
mouse carelessly.

--
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http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...

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On 4/4/2014 8:40 PM, Stan Brown wrote:
On Fri, 04 Apr 2014 08:37:55 -0400, Art Todesco wrote:
On 4/3/2014 8:31 PM, Stan Brown wrote:
Easier still is just to press Ctrl-Z (undo).

And as a bonus it really deletes the extra copies, as opposed to
putting them in the recycle bin.

I guess I knew that at one time but forgot. I'll try that in the
future. But, it should work properly ... especially if everyone seems
to have the same problem.


It does work properly. It's hardly Windows' fault if you use the
mouse carelessly.

It's not carelessly! I have tried to deliberately make it happen, and
can't do it repeatably. Maybe it's not Windows fault but the mouse
driver's fault. But I have seen it with more than one different rodent
on different machines.

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Art Todesco wrote:
As I was reading another thread, "Windows 7 Files Management Glitch" it
reminded me of a problem that I've always had with Windows 7 when
copying specific files from one directory to another or from the desktop
to another directory. I start by holding the ctrl key and left click
marking the desired files. When I've selected all the desired files, I
release the ctrl key and left click grab and drop the desired files to
the other directory. However, sometimes, as I'm holding the ctrl key
and left click selecting the files to be copied, Windows just copies
them to the original source directory with the addition of "Copy of" to
the original file name. As I said, it doesn't always happen, but it
does maybe 20% of the time, especially if a lot of files are involved.
It's a mess to clean up because I mark those "copy" file holding the
ctrl key and Windows might do it again making "copy (2) of" for the
marked files. Grrrrr. Any ideas?

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Why don't you just select what you want to copy, copy it, go to where
you want it to be and paste it?

BTW, I would disable Avast's email checking for two reasons: no spam at
the end of your message and AV checking email can corrupt your email
program. It does NOT give you added protection.

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Art Todesco wrote:
On 4/4/2014 8:40 PM, Stan Brown wrote:
On Fri, 04 Apr 2014 08:37:55 -0400, Art Todesco wrote:
On 4/3/2014 8:31 PM, Stan Brown wrote:
Easier still is just to press Ctrl-Z (undo).

And as a bonus it really deletes the extra copies, as opposed to
putting them in the recycle bin.

I guess I knew that at one time but forgot. I'll try that in the
future. But, it should work properly ... especially if everyone seems
to have the same problem.


It does work properly. It's hardly Windows' fault if you use the
mouse carelessly.

It's not carelessly! I have tried to deliberately make it happen, and
can't do it repeatably. Maybe it's not Windows fault but the mouse
driver's fault. But I have seen it with more than one different rodent
on different machines.


Yes.
I don't use drag-and-drop. I use select-copy-paste. But I find this
problem occurring in an action that I do a lot.
Copying files and folders to DVD, memory stick and external HDs. The
dialogue box needs selection, and it's so so easy to move your hand a
fraction and away goes the copying.
If you've highlighted several gigabytes then you have to be sharp to
cancel; and then erase what has copied.

Ed