"Dora" > wrote in message
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> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>> "Dora" > wrote in message
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>>> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>> "Dora" > wrote in message
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>>>>> I'm trying to delete about 100 photos from My Documents in
>>>>> Microsoft XP SP3. Every time I try to delete, the software
>>>>> automatically makes a copy of the picture.
>>>>> I've tried so many times that I have multiple batches of copies
>>>>> these pictures. How can I delete the things so they're gone? Any
>>>>> help would be appreciated. Thanks.
>>>>> Dora
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Use Windows Explorer to navigate to your My Documents folder. You
>>>> shouold have an icon for it on the desktop. If not, make one. Right
>>>> click on the open desktop, choose properties --> desktop -->
>>>> customize desktop and then click on the checkbox for "my documents".
>>>>
>>>> Then navigate to your My Pictures folder, assuming that is where
>>>> they are. Then keep navigating to the folder you have the files
>>>> stored in. Then select them holding down the CTRL button and
>>>> clicking one at a time on the files you want to select. Then just
>>>> press the delete key. Paul
>>>
>>> Paul, that's precisely what I've been doing; i.e., going to My
>>> Documents, selecting the pictures (either one by one or by pressing
>>> Control), then clicking delete. Everything goes to the Recycle Bin,
>>> I clear that, then find everything back in My Documents, marked.
>>> e.g., copy of copy of copy John Doe (15). Rather than be on
>>> rec.food.cooking, anyone can e-mail me at limey108 at verizon dot
>>> net, so I don't get everyone mad with this OT problem. Thanks!
>>>
>>
>> What is happening is that you are accidentally clicking on the
>> selected files after reelasing the CTRL key and slightly moving the
>> selected files. This tells Windows you want to make a copy. So it
>> obliges you. It happens all the time. What you can do is to click
>> on EDIT in the toolbar, then choose select all. Then UNselect the
>> files you want to keep, one at a time. Then delete the remaining
>> selected files. Helps to sort them in the window first.
>>
>> Paul
>
> No, I'm not clicking on them then moving them slightly.


You are. It only takes one pixel. I can easily duplicate it on my
computer. Here's what else you can do. Under view, choose icons. Now sort
by name so the files you want to delete are more or less all together. Then
you can hold down the left mouse button and drag to select the files you
want to include. Then press DEL or right click on the selected area and
choose delete.

Paul