Welcome to Alan's Hints 'n Tips Using 'My Computer' to copy files from or to a floppy disk.

Double-click 'My Computer' icon, at the top left of your desktop screen (see picture at left). You should get a window appear similar to that pictured below. Double-click the icon for the 3½ Floppy A: you will get another window as pictured at right.

If there is a folder in the floppy disk it will show as in the picture. Double-click the folder to view contents - see next picture, below left.

Contents of folder in 3½ Floppy A: See also using Windows Explorer to copy files, and Right Clicking things can be fun.

Double-clicking the (C:) drive in 'My Computer' will display the contents as in the example below.

Copying using 'Drag & Drop' method The easiest way to copy files or folders is to simply 'Drag & Drop'. Move your mouse pointer to the item you want to copy, press and HOLD the left button and while still holding the button down drag the item across to the drive or folder you want it copied to and release the button. Done! Warning !! Sometimes the computer may decide to MOVE the file rather than COPY it. This rarely happens, but in the event it does you can reverse the process in the same way. I have found that by first 'right-clicking' the item and selecting 'Copy' BEFORE you drag and drop this flaw is corrected on further copying.

Copying using 'Copy & Paste' method Method 1: My preference. 'Right-click' on the item you want to copy (or cut), and select 'Copy', this can be from any directory/folder. Move your pointer to the place you want to copy to and again 'right-click' your mouse and select 'Paste'. Method 2: Left-click the item you wish to copy (or cut), go to the top menu called 'Edit', and select either 'Copy' or 'Cut' (depending whether you want to remove it from it's present position or not), move your pointer to the folder or drive you want to copy the file to and click once with the left button. Select 'Paste' from the 'Edit' menu and it will be complete. Note: You can also use the 'Cut', 'Copy' & 'Paste' buttons to gain the same result but the buttons may not be visible on a reduced window size.

NOTE: You can 'select' multiple files/folders by holding down the [Ctrl] key and clicking in turn each file you wish to copy. Then right-click on any of the highlighted files and select 'Copy'. Paste into the desired drive/folder. To select a 'block' of files, click on the first one, then press the [Shift] key while clicking the last of the block of files. This will 'select' all files between to first and second 'click'. Right-click on any of the highlighted files and select 'Copy'. Paste into the desired drive/folder. See also CUTTING & Pasting. what is it?