Copying and Moving Files

You can use the Copy To Folder and Move To Folder commands to relocate files and folders on your hard drive, and specify how to handle overwriting existing files. You can also select from a list of previously accessed folders to save time looking through your directory structure.

When you use ACDSee Free to relocate your files, by default any ACDSee Metadata associated with those files is copied to the new location. However, if you do not want to copy the associated files, clear the Include related files for non-RAW images checkbox.

To Copy or Move Files:

  1. Do one of the following:
    • In the File List pane, select one or more files, and then click Edit | Copy To Folder or Move To Folder.
    • While viewing an image or media file in View mode, click Edit | Copy To Folder or Move To Folder.
  2. In the Copy To Folder or Move To Folder dialog box, do one of the following:
    • Select the Folders tab, and locate the folder on your hard drive where you want to place the files.
    • Select the History tab, and select a folder from the list of recently-accessed folders.
    • Select Create Folder and enter the name of a new folder.
  3. In the Overwriting duplicate files drop-down list, select one of the following options to specify how ACDSee Free should handle overwriting files:
    • Ask: prompts you for confirmation when overwriting a file.
    • Rename: prompts you to rename a file.
    • Replace: overwrites any file with the same file name and extension.
    • Skip: cancels the operation if there is a file with the same file name and extension.
  4. Click OK.

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