How do I copy from my pictures to external hard drive ?

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  1. Posts : 7,730
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
       #11

    I keep forgetting, this is Windows 7 and there is no Edit button on the ribbon.

    Open My Pictures and click Organize followed by Select All.

    Go back to Organize and select Copy.

    Go to your destination folder and open your Pictures folder that you created.

    Click Organize then Paste.

    Job done.

    To use the keyboard shortcuts you need to click in the folder's right-hand pane first to give it the focus.
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  2. Posts : 9
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    Thread Starter
       #12

    I'm in pictures/libraries, how does explorer help ?
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  3. Posts : 12,012
    Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
       #13

    From the edit menu of Windows Explorer you can "select all" and then "copy to folder".

    See pic below.

    Libraries are only a complication to me. I avoid them.
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  4. Posts : 9
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    Thread Starter
       #14

    Me too, I never use libraries in XP but when 7 was new to me my pictures went there automatically, I need to understand how to avoid this and get my picturies copied to the external hard drive. Any ideas ?
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  5. Posts : 12,012
    Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
       #15

    Adrian C said:
    I need to understand how to avoid this and get my picturies copied to the external hard drive. Any ideas ?
    Avoid what exactly?? It's easy enough to avoid libraries if you want to.

    Can you or can't you use the edit menu in Windows Explorer as I described in my previous post?

    If not, what happens when you try to do that?
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  6. Posts : 14,606
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7600
       #16

    if you open the external and drag the window to the right it will fill half the screen , do the same with the pictures folder and drag it fully over to the left, this will fill the left hand side of your screen.
    then in the pictures window go to organise /select all then left click a picture and drag it over to the external window.
    you may want to create a folder called pictures in the external and have that folder open and filling half the screen thus allowing you to drag and drop all the pictures to your new external pictures folder,
    it will say copy to folder as you drag it
    e.g.

    How do I copy from my pictures to external hard drive ?-2011-11-17_1848.png How do I copy from my pictures to external hard drive ?-2011-11-17_1852.png
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  7. Posts : 25
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
       #17

    My favorite way it to download the Microsoft Sync toy: Download Details - Microsoft Download Center - SyncToy 2.1 and create a folder of the same name where your pictures are now on your destination drive. Then use Sync Toy to sync the folders. Original Folder on the left and destination on the right. Be sure to do an echo sync. Then whenever you want or when you've added or removed picture sync again and it will add or delete what you've changed.
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  8. Posts : 9
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    Thread Starter
       #18

    Thanks Boohbah, I tried that but the description you have given and the screen shot make no sense to me, I have no idea where to go beyond dragging the external over to one side, that worked but I could not drag the pictures to the left, all that happened there was a stretch. Why can't I just highlight them and copy them to the external ?
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  9. Posts : 7,730
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
       #19

    ignatzatsonic said:
    From the edit menu of Windows Explorer you can "select all" and then "copy to folder".

    See pic below.

    Libraries are only a complication to me. I avoid them.
    There is no Edit button in Windows 7's My Pictures folder or Windows Explorer.

    How do I copy from my pictures to external hard drive ?-capture.jpg

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  10. Posts : 12,012
    Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
       #20

    If you use Windows Explorer menus, you don't have to drag or stretch anything. You just choose from a directory tree.
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