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

Hi all, first time visitor so it may be a stupid question. I've been transferring pictures for years from my Windows XP pc, now I'm using the wife's lap-top more I've decided to copy pictures to the same external hard drive (a 1TB Iomegga) but I cannot seem to be able, nothing appears to give me the required function, can anybody help ?

I would like to keep them on the lap-top rather than transfer them, I'm only doing this as a back up in case anything goes wrong and they get lost.

Many thanks if you can help,

Adrian

Thanks for the welcome THW. If I drag across the folder to the hard drive that will transfer them I think (it will do with XP, which I am far more used to).
I would like to copy not transfer.

Adrian

Highlight.

Right click.

Drag in direction of destination folder.

Choose copy here.

You can also use keyboard shortcuts.

In the source folder: Ctrl + A selects everything. Ctrl + C copies your selection to the clipboard.

In the destination folder: Ctrl + V pastes your selection from the clipboard into the folder.

Nope, doesn't work, when you drag the folder across, it gives two options : create shortcut here or cancel.

I've gotten in the habit of the right click, but when dragging between drives, a simple left click and drag will produce a copy, not a move.

On my system. You may have a mystery system.

You should also have copy choices from the Edit menu.

Sorry Sea Vixen, tried your idea too, the same response appear.

I don't have an edit selection either high or low lighted !

You don't have an Edit menu in Windows Explorer??