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

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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highlighted you can Copy, Delete, Edit, View, Move or rename the files.

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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)

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

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
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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

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.

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...

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
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On 4/5/2014 6:14 AM, Blue 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?


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



Doing exactly what you suggest, I have seen this problem with Windows 7.
I also saw this same problem with Windows XP.

I rarely select, drag, and drop. I ususally select, Copy or Cut, and
Paste. If I am selecting several objects to copy or move to a different
folder, however, I sometimes wind up with redundant copies in the source
folder. Perhaps my 70+ years old hand is not sufficiently steady, but I
don't know how to compensate within Windows.

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The Ukraine will be Putin's Czechoslovakia.
See http://www.rossde.com/editorials/edtl_PutinUkraine.html.

Hi, David.

Wolf already posted the correct procedure here two days ago:

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

This is the method that I use and it always works fine with my 78-year-old
hands. ;) I use it now in Win8.1, but it also worked in Win7 and several
previous Windows versions, as I recall.

It even works with copying (or moving) multiple files. First, select the
files by using the Shift and/or Control key with the mouse. Then click and
hold the Right mouse button on any one of the highlighted items and move it
to your target. Don't rush; let Explorer show you exactly where it proposes
to put your file(s); if the target folder has subfolders, they will appear
in a moment or two. A popup will show you, with a blue line or highlight
for even more clarity, saying something like "Copy to BACKUP". When you
have the right location selected, release the mouse button.

And even then, you have one final chance: A very reassuring popup then
appears. It offers to Copy here, Move here, Create a shortcut here - or
Cancel.

I use Copy or Cut and Paste for text and other objects, but almost never to
move or copy files or folders.

RC
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On 4/5/2014 6:14 AM, Blue 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?


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



Doing exactly what you suggest, I have seen this problem with Windows 7.
I also saw this same problem with Windows XP.

I rarely select, drag, and drop. I ususally select, Copy or Cut, and
Paste. If I am selecting several objects to copy or move to a different
folder, however, I sometimes wind up with redundant copies in the source
folder. Perhaps my 70+ years old hand is not sufficiently steady, but I
don't know how to compensate within Windows.

--
David E. Ross