multiple copies in my documents folder

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queen

How can I get rid of all the copies of copies that are being created in
my documents folder? I had a project from work I brought home and had
to scan about 100 pages on my printer in order to edit them in Word and
now I not only have those pages but multiple copies of those pages.
Everytime I try to delete them, more copies are being created. I have
tried the methods that MS Windows has suggested but nothing is working.
I need to get rid of all of them. I hope someone has a better
solution that will actually work.
 
queen said:
How can I get rid of all the copies of copies that are being created
in
my documents folder? I had a project from work I brought home and had
to scan about 100 pages on my printer in order to edit them in Word
and now I not only have those pages but multiple copies of those
pages.
Everytime I try to delete them, more copies are being created. I have
tried the methods that MS Windows has suggested but nothing is
working.
I need to get rid of all of them. I hope someone has a better
solution that will actually work.
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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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