Copying Files and more...
| One of the best features of Windows Explorer is copying and moving files from one drive to another. If you want to copy those files to a particular folder on your hard drive, you can drag and drop the desired files into the exact folder in one step. Windows Explorer offers many of the same advantages for working between a diskette drive and a hard drive. You can view your diskette drive and hard drive in the same window, making it easy to copy files from one drive to another or to compare the contents of the two drives. To copy a file from your hard drive to a diskette, double left-click the icon of the diskette drive. If you want to copy the file to a particular folder on the diskette drive, left-click and highlight the folder in the left side of the window. You now need to double left-click your hard drive icon in the Exploring window. Double left-click the folder containing the file you want to copy. After the file is visible on the right side of the Exploring window, adjust the left side of the window with the scroll bar and arrow buttons until the diskette drive icon is visible. Left-click the file you want to copy and hold down the left mouse button. Move the mouse pointer until the diskette drive icon (or the folder icon) is highlighted, and release the mouse button. The file now will appear on the diskette drive and the hard drive. If you want to move the file so it only appears on the diskette drive, hold down the SHIFT key as you drag it to the diskette icon. In some instances, such as when you’re copying a file from folder to folder on the same drive, Win95‘s default is to move the file rather than copy it. To force Win95 to copy the file in every instance, hold down the CTRL key when dragging the file to its new folder. |
Delete If you want to delete the highlighted file, press DELETE on your keyboard and a Confirm File Delete box appears. Click Yes if you want the file deleted. Deleted files go into the Recycle Bin, a special area on your Desktop and computer. If you accidentally delete something and instantly regret it, thanks to the Recycle Bin, you can undo your action. Rename If you want to rename the highlighted file, move your cursor to the File menu and click it to reveal a drop-down list. Click the Rename command. Now you’ll see that the file you highlighted has a box around it with a blinking cursor. Type in the new name you want, and the old name will be replaced. When you are done typing, press ENTER on your keyboard. It is best to rename only the files you created. Other files on your computer could be system or program files and changing their names could prevent a program—or your computer—from working when it tries to access a certain program name that it was engineered to look for, but because you renamed it, it can’t find it.
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