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Copying and moving files and folders
Important
The clipboard stores whatever you cut or
copy until you cut or copy again. Then the
clipboard contains the new information
only. Therefore, you can paste copies of a
file or folder into more than one place,
but as soon as you copy or cut a different
file or folder, the original file or folder is
deleted from the clipboard.
Help and Support
For more information about copying files
and folders or moving files and folders,
click Start, then click Help and Support.
Type the keyword copying files and
folders or moving files and folders
in the Search box, then click the arrow.
The skills you need to copy and move files are called copying, cutting, and
pasting.
When you copy and paste a file or folder, you place a copy of the file or folder
on the Windows clipboard, which temporarily stores it. Then, when you decide
what folder you want the copy to go in (the destination folder), you paste it there.
When you cut and paste a file or folder, you remove the file or folder from its
original location and place the file or folder on the Windows clipboard. When
you decide where you want the file or folder to go, you paste it there.
To copy a file or folder to another folder:
1 Locate the file or folder you want to copy. For more information, see
“Viewing drives” on page 15 and “Searching for files” on page 20.
2 Right-click (press the right mouse or touchpad button) the file or folder
that you want to copy. A pop-up menu opens on the desktop.
3 Click Copy on the pop-up menu.
4 Open the destination folder.
5 With the pointer inside the destination folder, right-click.
6 Click Paste. A copy of the file or folder appears in the new location.
To move a file or folder to another folder:
1 Locate the file or folder you want to move. For more information, see
“Viewing drives” on page 15 and “Searching for files” on page 20.
2 Right-click (press the right mouse or touchpad button) the file or folder
that you want to move. A pop-up menu opens on the desktop.
3 Click Cut on the pop-up menu.
4 Open the destination folder.
5 With the pointer inside the destination folder, right-click.
6 Click Paste. The file or folder you moved appears in its new location and
is removed from its old location.