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StuckOnPeas
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April 2010
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 |  Posted: 11/12/2012 2:58:49 PM
Why do I get so many duplicates when copying photos to files or moving them around?
I don't get it. I'm careful to click through slowly but I end up with dupes every time. How do you select without getting duplicates? | |
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tiffanyo
BucketHead
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June 2012
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 | Posted: 11/12/2012 6:18:20 PM
It is hard to say without watching what you are doing. I am guessing that you are using Ctrl and then clicking each photo to select them. If you hold Ctrl and drag the file it makes a copy. Sometimes I accidentally drag instead of just clicking and I get copies. I think Ctrl+z will undo the copy if you notice it right away but I am on my phone so I can't check! | |
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chrispeas
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
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Paisleys Garden
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 464,263
April 2010
Posts: 2,850
Layouts: 8
Loc: MinneSNOWta
| Posted: 11/15/2012 12:34:39 PM
Sometimes I accidentally drag instead of just clicking and I get copies.
Yep, Ctrl click. I bet I drag it slightly when I am clicking on them. Thank you! | |
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Madeline
Jeepers PEApers
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October 2002
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Loc: River Ridge, Louisiana
 | Posted: 11/15/2012 12:42:38 PM
Hahahaha...I do that too. And then I have MORE work to do to delete all the extras, aside from what I was originally intending to do. What's the saying...Haste makes waste. |
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Scrapmom-of-2
StuckOnPeas
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December 2003
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Loc: Illinois
 | Posted: 11/15/2012 4:19:34 PM
I thought you were supposed to highlight the picture, click shift and continue highlighting all the pics you want to move...then no copies. At least I think that's how I do it. When I was using control, I'd get copies too. |
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tiffanyo
BucketHead
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June 2012
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| Posted: 11/15/2012 4:30:02 PM
If you use shift, it selects every picture between the two. If you want more control... You have to use ctrl. That pun was unintentional but I realized it as I was typing. 
It definitely works as long as you click and do not drag. Undo (ctrl+z) will undo the copying if you do it right away. | |
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