Computer help please

[sue 1950]

I am in the process of putting all my folders on a portable hard drive. I have a lot of photos and family history information on my computer in my documents I have just put them on the hard drive but the question is that I need to put them in the correct folders how do I do that please,

[downside]

In theory you should right click the My Documents folder on your C drive and then select Send to and then select your portable drive.  This should create the folder and subfolders on your portable drive and copy all the files to the appropriate folder and subfolders.

Double click on My Computer and then double click the C drive.

Double click Documents and Setting and then your user name.

You should then see the My Documents folder.

If you have already attempted a backup and the files are all over the place on your porable drive, then delete them and start again using the method above.

[sue 1950]

thankyou for your help

[Springbok]

If when you get new photos.documents etc. on Cdrive, just right click on the photo, go to send to, to external drive.

 The item  will appear as an icon on the desktop and you can then place your pointer over the icon, left click(hold down the button) and you can physically move the icon over to the correct folder and drop it in.

You can do that if any of your information is out of order in any way.

Hope that is of help, as I find that way very simple

Spring

[boggabarrett]

What I do is go to my computer, click on the folder I want to move stuff from, make the window smaller so it fits half the screen.

Go again to my computer, click on the folder I want to send it to, make that smaller so I then have two folders on the screen side by side.

I then right click on what I want to move and copy, then select the receiving file, right click and paste, once I am sure it is where I want it I delete from the original folder.

Might seem a bit long winded but I never lose stuff that way.

Bogga

[Springbok]

Bogga,

I'm never too sure about pasting,to an external hard disc, as surely the original is still on the C;drive?

I took the "box" to my daughter's and a couple of pasted items came up as errors and "Windows is unable to" etc.

Spring

[boggabarrett]

I think you need to reread my post, I leave them on the original disk till I am sure they are on the external then delete them.

It works for me that way.

Bogga

[Springbok]

Got your point Bogga, was just saying what happened when I tried pasting!

Not doubting your comment .Apologgies if you thought so.


Spring

[Nick29]

What I do is go to my computer, click on the folder I want to move stuff from, make the window smaller so it fits half the screen.

Go again to my computer, click on the folder I want to send it to, make that smaller so I then have two folders on the screen side by side.

I then right click on what I want to move and copy, then select the receiving file, right click and paste, once I am sure it is where I want it I delete from the original folder.

Might seem a bit long winded but I never lose stuff that way.

Bogga

Good advice !  I learned a big lesson (the hard way !) when I first started using Windows - never use move !  If an error occurs during the process, you will lose the file.  So, always copy & paste, and then (if necessary) delete the original when you've copied if you need to, although it's not a bad idea to have copies of important files in lots of different places