How to Undo an action?

The_stingemeister

This is very embarrassing, been messing about trying to send music files to WMP for burning all afternoon. In doing this I have somehow copied all the music file icons on to the desktop! All 240! They have completely covered the screen. So how to undo please. I think I was in the music playlists folder at the time. Is there a way of undoing up to, say, your last half dozen actions? Think I wanted to put folder on Desktop as the music files didn't want to go! but ended up individually sending them.

I know.... a little (or tiny) amount of knowledge is a dangerous thing!

Browntoa

start , accessories , systems tools , system restore

go back to a point before the mishap

nothing is lost

d.ross_2

Just highlight all of the copies, and delete them.

The_stingemeister

Browntoa wrote: »

start , accessories , systems tools , system restore

go back to a point before the mishap

nothing is lost

Thanks, but a bit drastic? Surely something more basic?

scheming_gypsy

if you go through Windows Explorer you can navigate to your desktop and display by extension. It'll make it easier to group / highlight together and move back or delete.

The_stingemeister

d.ross wrote: »

Just highlight all of the copies, and delete them.

Thanks but I've tried clicking an icon, then shift and clicking another and it only highlights irregularly including the program icons (which obviously I need to keep).

Browntoa

The_stingemeister wrote: »

Thanks, but a bit drastic? Surely something more basic?

takes 2 minutes or you can fuff around for ages

I always use system restore to correct my finer computer moments

only rolls back a few hours......to the last auto restore point

[Deleted User]

Hi,

The_stingemeister wrote: »

Thanks but I've tried clicking an icon, then shift and clicking another and it only highlights irregularly including the program icons (which obviously I need to keep).

if you want to do it that way, hold down shift, then click icons, try clicking near bottom, should highlight multiple icons, be careful you don't delete your important ones.

The_stingemeister

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

if you go through Windows Explorer you can navigate to your desktop and display by extension. It'll make it easier to group / highlight together and move back or delete.

Think this is best option...don't know what I'd do without the MSE forumistas!

d.ross_2

The_stingemeister wrote: »

Thanks but I've tried clicking an icon, then shift and clicking another and it only highlights irregularly including the program icons (which obviously I need to keep).

Hold control instead od shift. This lests you select them at random rather than sequence.

spud17

ctrl+z will often undo 'mistakes', if you're quick enough, but not all,:D