How to Copy a File or Folder in Windows 7
- 1). Click on the "Start" button in the lower-left portion of your desktop and click on the "Computer" button. In the search menu at the upper right of the Computer pop-up window, type the name of the file or folder you want to copy.
- 2). Right-click on the file or folder and click on "Copy." This places a copy of the file or folder in your virtual clipboard. No actual copy of the folder or file has been made yet, you just have an electronic IOU from the hard drive, so to speak. Place your mouse cursor over the desktop, right-click again and click "Paste" to paste a copy of the file or folder onto your desktop.
- 3). Drag the folder copy to the location that you wish to place it. If you wish to burn it to a CD or DVD, then ensure that a blank disc is in the drive first. Right-click on the file or folder and select "Send to" from the options. Select the CD or DVD drive in the secondary drop-down menu and wait for the computer to send the data. If you are sending to a USB memory stick, then ensure that a USB memory stick is in one of the USB ports first. Then select the USB drive letter in the "Send to" secondary menu. Finally, you can email the file or folder by selecting the "Mail Recipient" from the "Send to" secondary menu and selecting the email address that you wish to email to.
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