Automatic copies of empty folders in My Pictures, how do I stop th

[Guest bakb24]

I have numerous copies of empty folders in My Pictures, up to over 900 copies

of some folders, all empty. I tried to delete them, but once I delete them,

a copy is automatically made making the copy number go higher. Thjis has been

going on for months. If you have a fix please help me, I'm sure my disk space

is being used up by empty excessive folders in My Pictures. I have Windows XP

Home Edition, Winver, Internet Explorer Version 5.1, Service pak 2. HELP.

Thank you. babk24

[Guest Malke]

Re: Automatic copies of empty folders in My Pictures, how do I stop th

 

bakb24 wrote:

> I have numerous copies of empty folders in My Pictures, up to over 900

> copies of some folders, all empty. I tried to delete them, but once I

> delete them, a copy is automatically made making the copy number go

> higher. Thjis has been going on for months. If you have a fix please help

> me, I'm sure my disk space is being used up by empty excessive folders in

> My Pictures. I have Windows XP

> Home Edition, Winver, Internet Explorer Version 5.1, Service pak 2.

> HELP.

> Thank you. babk24

 

How are you deleting them? Are you trying to delete by dragging the files to

the Recycle Bin? If yes, this problem usually occurs because the hand isn't

quite as steady as one would want. You're moving the files slightly as you

drag and that is creating the extra copies.

 

First lower the sensitivity of your mouse from the Mouse applet in Control

Panel. Then change the way you delete. Either select files and then

right-click>Delete or select files and use File>Delete. To select multiple

contiguous files, highlight the first file in the series and then hold down

the Shift key and highlight the last file in the series. All your desired

files will be highlighted. Then use the right-click or File menu deletion

procedure. To delete non-contiguous files, hold down the Ctrl key as you

select.

 

Malke

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