Can you copy multiple files that aren't next to each other? *SOLVED*

Spectral Swallow

Like say I only wanted to copy files A, and not b

~File A ~File A ~File A ~File B ~File A

Is there any way to like skip copying file b and copy all the rest instead(without rearranging)? Or 'selectively copy'? It's not really that big of a deal, but I was just curious more than anything.
Using Windows XP.

Grid System

Ctrl+Left Click lets you select multiple non-adjacent files.

Orogogus

Unless I'm misunderstanding what you want to do:

1. Click the first file
2. Hold SHIFT
3. Click the last file
4. Release SHIFT and hold CTRL
5. Click File B to deselect it

Zifnab

You can click and drag around multiple files to select a bunch that are in a group, for one. If you want a lot of files except for one or two, you can click the first, shift+click the last, then ctrl+click the ones that you don't want. If you want a few files scattered through a lot of files, you can ctrl+click just the ones you want to select them. Finally, if you want a bunch of groups of files, you can ctrl+drag around different groups to select them, as long as you keep holding ctrl. I think that's all the different ways you can do it.

Spectral Swallow

Orogogus wrote: »

Unless I'm misunderstanding what you want to do:

1. Click the first file
2. Hold SHIFT
3. Click the last file
4. Release SHIFT and hold CTRL
5. Click File B to deselect it

Ah, that was what I was wanting, thanks a bunch.

MichaelLC

For us cool pompous Mac people, it's the Apple key in place of the Ctrl key.

Back at work (XP), I still try to copy-paste with the Windows key. Hint: it neither copies nor pastes.