In the Windows operating system, the user can manage personal data such as files and folders. The management of personal data consists in the ability to change, move, delete and copy it. Copying a user's personal data is one of the most common operations on a computer.
Necessary
Basic personal computer skills
Instructions
Step 1
First, select the folder you want to copy by clicking on it with the left mouse button once.
Step 2
Then right-click on the folder once. In the appeared menu of actions over the folder, select the line "Copy". You can also copy the folder to the operating system clipboard by pressing the "Ctrl" + "C" key combination on the keyboard. After that, a copy of the folder will be in the clipboard.
Step 3
After copying the folder, open the directory where you would like to place the copy of the desired folder.
Step 4
With the new folder location selected, right-click any empty space once. In the action menu that appears, select the "Insert" line. You can also paste the copied folder with the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl" + "V". After that, the process of copying the folder to the new directory will begin.
