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Name: Navigator1
Date: December 27, 2004 at 13:39:36 Pacific
OS: xp
CPU/Ram: 550/312
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How can I highlight and copy multiple folders at once



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Response Number 1
Name: warren
Date: December 27, 2004 at 13:42:56 Pacific
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Hold down the Ctrl key and click on each folder to highlight it. Then right-click while still on a highlighted folder and select Copy.


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Response Number 2
Name: computingMonk
Date: December 27, 2004 at 13:49:18 Pacific
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the ctrl key adds individual files to your selected files. To mass select, hold down your SHIFT key and select the area of files you want to have selected. Shift key = selects mass files and adds them to your selected list. Ctrl key = selects individual files and adds them to your selected list.

There are 10 types of people in the world, those who know binary, and those who don't.


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Response Number 3
Name: Navigator1
Date: December 27, 2004 at 14:07:27 Pacific
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Thanks for the help but I need to copy folders not files. Doesnt seem to work with folders


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Response Number 4
Name: computingMonk
Date: December 27, 2004 at 15:42:42 Pacific
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it does work with folders and files. Hold shift down then either select the files you want by clicking each row or by holding down your left mouse button and dragging the selection box around what you want to select.

There are 10 types of people in the world, those who know binary, and those who don't.


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Response Number 5
Name: Navigator1
Date: December 27, 2004 at 22:42:37 Pacific
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Well it only works for files and not folders on mine?????????


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Response Number 6
Name: bluejay
Date: December 29, 2004 at 14:20:07 Pacific
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Follow response 2 and 4 about drawing the box around items and then on left pane select copy the selected items, and then just put them into the folder you want. I just did it and it works for files and folders.


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Response Number 7
Name: Navigator1
Date: January 2, 2005 at 23:07:31 Pacific
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Thought I was going crazy for a minute. Turns out that it only works in "My Computer" and not in Windows Explorer. Bit strange.


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