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Old 01-05-2006, 02:07 AM
Kansas
 
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Default Saving data files to a CD

I saved about 150 Word, Excel, and PDF files to a CD per the instructions in
my Help and Support Center. I first marked all the files in My Documents
folder I wanted to backup and then hit copy in the dialog box per the
instructions. Then I went to (opened) the "E" drive (where I had inserted a
blank CD) and hit copy to the CD. The files were copied to the CD but when I
went back to My Documents folder, there 29 copies each of all the files I had
marked to save to the CD. What did I do wrong and how do I correct the
problem? How do I get rid of all those 29X150 copies in My Documents folder?
I tried Restore but the copies were still there.
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Old 01-05-2006, 02:07 AM
Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers
 
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Default Re: Saving data files to a CD

Hi,

At some point during the process when you had all the files selected, you
dragged them slightly. This creates the "copy of...." files you now see.
Deleting them is a pain, but you should be able to simply drag around the
group if you sort them by name.

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Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Kansas" <Kansas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7AA5775D-8F62-4829-887B-136E0DEEC570@microsoft.com...
>I saved about 150 Word, Excel, and PDF files to a CD per the instructions
>in
> my Help and Support Center. I first marked all the files in My Documents
> folder I wanted to backup and then hit copy in the dialog box per the
> instructions. Then I went to (opened) the "E" drive (where I had inserted
> a
> blank CD) and hit copy to the CD. The files were copied to the CD but
> when I
> went back to My Documents folder, there 29 copies each of all the files I
> had
> marked to save to the CD. What did I do wrong and how do I correct the
> problem? How do I get rid of all those 29X150 copies in My Documents
> folder?
> I tried Restore but the copies were still there.
> --
> Kansas Kid



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Old 01-05-2006, 02:08 AM
Techdango
 
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Default RE: Saving data files to a CD

In your folder, change the View to Details View. Then click the Name column
to sort by name. This should put all of the files with "Copy of ..." in a
group. Then you can select these and delete.

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Ryan


"Kansas" wrote:

> I saved about 150 Word, Excel, and PDF files to a CD per the instructions in
> my Help and Support Center. I first marked all the files in My Documents
> folder I wanted to backup and then hit copy in the dialog box per the
> instructions. Then I went to (opened) the "E" drive (where I had inserted a
> blank CD) and hit copy to the CD. The files were copied to the CD but when I
> went back to My Documents folder, there 29 copies each of all the files I had
> marked to save to the CD. What did I do wrong and how do I correct the
> problem? How do I get rid of all those 29X150 copies in My Documents folder?
> I tried Restore but the copies were still there.
> --
> Kansas Kid

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