Computing@Thayer

After an operating system like XP has been out for — what is it now? 17 years? — it can seem as though all the great little tricks and tips have been exposed. Well, it can seem this way to me, anyway, since I do this for a living.

But sometimes there’s a little nugget that happens to arise out of the blue making you wish you had know about it years ago. To wit:

When copying a folder from one location to another, if any files at the destination (x) have the same name as files that are being copied over (y) Windows will present a nifty dialog box:

Would you like to replace the existing file x with this one? y
The options you are given as an answer are:

1. Yes
2. Yes to All
3. No
4. Cancel

But wait! Don’t you sometime wish there was a No to All option, so you don’t have to keep clicking the No button for each file?

Here’s the tip: Hold down the SHIFT key as you click the No button. Windows takes this as the equivalent of saying No to All and goodbye all those extra No clicks.

I’m thrilled.

via Online Tech Tips by way of Lifehacker