~~Title: Copying, Moving and Deleting Files ~~
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The most fundamental feature of a file manager is its ability to let you move files around. Opus provides several ways to copy and move files from one folder to another:

  * [[~copy_and_paste|Copy-and-paste]]: This is the traditional method on Windows of moving files around using the clipboard. 
  * [[~drag_and_drop|Drag-and-drop]]: Again, fairly standard on Windows; using the mouse to drag files from one folder to another. 
  * [[~copying_using_the_toolbar_buttons|Toolbar buttons]]: Several default toolbar buttons let you copy or move selected files. 



Other file copying-related features include:

  * The [[~copy_queues|copy queue]] function, which lets you queue multiple file copy operations to avoid disk thrashing or bandwidth contention. 
  * Files can be renamed as they are copied, either one at a time or using [[~copying_using_the_toolbar_buttons:using_wildcards_when_copying|wildcards]]. 
  * When filename collisions occur, the [[~the_confirm_file_replace_dialog|replace dialog]] lets you quickly choose what you want to do. 
  * Powerful features for [[~the_confirm_file_replace_dialog|synchronizing]] the contents of two folders (including remote FTP sites). 
  * A [[filtered_operations|filtering system]] that lets you selectively copy the contents of folders 



[[~deleting_files|Deleting files]] is also a part of the basic file management tool set - Opus also provides a [[~deleting_files:secure_delete|secure delete]] function to securely erase data.





More:

[[~copy_and_paste|Copy and Paste]]\\
[[~drag_and_drop|Drag and drop]]\\
[[~copying_using_the_toolbar_buttons|Copying using the toolbar buttons]]\\
[[~copy_queues|Copy Queues]]\\
[[~the_jobs_bar|The Jobs Bar]]\\
[[~the_confirm_file_replace_dialog|The Confirm File Replace Dialog]]\\
[[~copying_updated_files|Copying Updated Files]]\\
[[filtered_operations|Filtered Operations]]\\
[[~deleting_files|Deleting Files]]\\