Duplicate, Move

Before you can performs actions on files such as move, copy or delete you need to select (highlight) them.

Select a single file or directory

 * Click on the icon of the file or directory. A blue highlight will appear round the name.

Select a group of adjacent files or directories
1. Click on the icon of the first file in the list.

2. Hold down the Shift key and click on the icon of last file in the list. All the files between the two will also be selected.

Select a group of non-adjacent files or directories
1. Click on the icon of the first file in the list.

2. Hold down the Ctrl key and click on the icons of each of the files you wish to select.

Duplicate files, directories/folders between directories/folders and between drives
1. Open Konqueror and select the files or directories you wish to duplicate. These can include both directories and files.

2. Edit->Copy.

3. Navigate to the directory in which to wish to duplicate the files and directories.

4. Edit->Paste.

Move files, directories/folders between directories/folders and drives
1. Open Konqueror and select the files or directories you wish to move. These can include both directories and files.

2. Edit->Cut.

3. Navigate to the directory in which to wish to duplicate the files and directories.

4. Edit->Paste.

Importance of Backups
There are many things that can cause loss of files. These include:

1. Mechanical failure of a hard drive.

2. Damage to the system due to natural disasters such as fire, floods and earth movement.

3. Theft of the system.

4. Corruption of data due to computer viruses.

5. Deliberate corruption or deletion of data through criminal activity.

In order to protect data, it is important that copies of important files are made and kept in a separate location so that if loss occurs to the main system, data can be recovered from the copies. Copies of important files are referred to as backups.