Copying, Cutting and Pasting Files and Folders

You are here: Home > tutorials > Computer basics > Copying, Cutting and Pasting Files and Folders Copy and Paste Copy and paste are the two features that are used to create something that looks exactly the same to the one existing. As the term implies, ‘copy’ takes an image of an existing item, be it text, photo, file, folder, program, or any software data. But copy itself cannot fulfill the process of getting the new identical item, hence ‘Paste’ plays its part in making sure that we accomplish the copying task. How to copy and paste the file and folder Right click on an Item Select Copy on the menu Go to the destination/place where you want the copied Item Right click on the specific location Select Paste. Have you seen our new Item? Simple like that! Cut and Paste Cut is the feature that moves/ transfers an Item from one place to another without having the copy. How to cut and paste Right click an Item Select Cut Go the location you want it to be moved to and right click Select paste. You can also copy, cut and paste/ transfer data from one file to another, or transferring folders and programs from one folder to another. Just copy an Item to be transferred, open the folder and paste the cut or copied Item. See also this: What is a Computer? What are computer data storage devices? What are the input devices? What is a windows explorer? The parts of the Windows Explorer window How to customize the windows explorer's toolbar commands Files and folders How to copy, cut and paste files and folders in the PC How to delete a file or folder The top 5 powerful antivirus software What is a Recycle bin?

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