Deleting files causes duplicates

[Rita]

When I delete files it seems I have to do them one, or two at at time. If I
hold down the control key and click on more than that, then delete them, a
duplicate is created and added to the list.

Any suggestions?
Rita

[Shenan Stanley]

Does it do the same thing if you don't use your mouse to do the multiple
slections?
(Sounds to me like shakey drag/drop.)

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[Wesley Vogel]

Holy moly! My files are multiplying like rabbits.

When trying to delete files I end up with more files than what I started
with.

Dragging is not the problem per se, it's dragging without meaning to while
holding down the CTRL or SHIFT keys.

This is caused by not having a steady hand.

What happens is that you have multiple items selected and you're using the
SHIFT and the CTRL keys to select and/or unselect items and you accidentally
move the mouse. You move the mouse enough that Windows thinks that you're
intentionally dragging these multiple selected files. If you're pressing
the CTRL or SHIFT keys when this happens, you create copies of all the
selected files. If you're pressing both the CTRL and SHIFT keys when this
happens, you create shortcuts to all of the selected files. The same thing
can happen with only one item selected only you do not get as many copies or
shortcuts. With multiple files selected you end up with a boatload of Copy
of XYZ, Copy (2) of XYZ, Copy of Copy of XYZ or Copy of Copy of Copy of XYZ
files at the bottom of your folder.

Done this plenty of times myself. ;-)

You either have to practice or set the drag sensitivity differently.

Drag sensitivity specifies how far (in pixels) the mouse must
move with the button held down before the system decides
that you are dragging the object. Increase this value if you
find that you are dragging objects accidentally when you click
on them.

The only way to adjust the drag sensitivity that I know of is with TweakUI.

Download TweakUI here >>>

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

These are all the Mouse settings that can be set with TweakUI.

TweakUI
[+] Mouse

Menu Speed
The Menu Speed slider control sets the speed at which
cascading menus automatically open when you move the
mouse over them. The fastest setting causes them to open
immediately and the slowest setting is extraordinary slow.

To test the mouse setting, right-click the test icon.
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Double-click sensitivity
Double-click sensitivity specifies how close together two
mouse clicks need to be (in pixels) to be considered a
double click.

To test the double-click sensitivity, click twice on the test icon
with the left mouse button. If the two clicks registered as a
double-click, then the icon will change.
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Drag sensitivity
Drag sensitivity specifies how far (in pixels) the mouse must
move with the button held down before the system decides
that you are dragging the object. Increase this value if you
find that you are dragging objects accidentally when you click
on them.

To test drag sensitivity, try to drag the test icon with the
left mouse button. The icon will begin dragging when you
have moved the mouse the necessary distance.
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Hover
This is used to detect when the mouse hovers over the icon to get selected.
The size of the region is determined by the hover sensitivity in pixels.
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Wheel
This is used to control the number of lines when the mouse wheel is
scrolled. This can be either one page at a time or a particular number of
lines at a time.
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X-Mouse
The "Activation follows mouse" checkbox enables X-Mouse style window
activation. When X-mouse style window activation is enabled, you need only
move the mouse into a window in order to give it focus. Normally you must
click on a window in order to give it focus.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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Rita <Ri...@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> When I delete files it seems I have to do them one, or two at time.

[Grand_Poobah]

If you are not very, very careful when you select files you will
accidentally create copies of the already highlighted files. Even the
slightest twitch of your mouse will copy them.

GP

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[Rita]

thank you very much, Wes.
R.

[Rita]

Is there another way to select a large number of files to delete them?
Rita

[Shenan Stanley]

Rita wrote:
> Is there another way to select a large number of files to delete
> them? Rita

That really depends.

If they are all in sequential order (a large block):
Select the first in the list... Hold down the shift key, find the last in
the list and click on it... Everything in-between will be selected.

You can also use the arrow keys, CTRL key and the spacebar to select.
(Select the first file, hold down the CTRL key, use the arrow keys to move
to the next file, press the space bar on the next file, continue until you
have selected all you need to and delete._

[Rita]

Thanks SO much!
R

[Wesley Vogel]

You're welcome, Rita.

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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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