# Copying, Moving and Deleting Files

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](https://chaoses-ib.gitbook.io/directory-opus/manual/file_operations/copying_moving_and_deleting_files/copy_and_paste): This is the traditional method on Windows of moving files around using the clipboard.
* [Drag-and-drop](https://chaoses-ib.gitbook.io/directory-opus/manual/file_operations/copying_moving_and_deleting_files/drag_and_drop): Again, fairly standard on Windows; using the mouse to drag files from one folder to another.
* [Toolbar buttons](https://chaoses-ib.gitbook.io/directory-opus/manual/file_operations/copying_moving_and_deleting_files/copying_using_the_toolbar_buttons): Several default toolbar buttons let you copy or move selected files.

Other file copying-related features include:

* The [copy queue](https://chaoses-ib.gitbook.io/directory-opus/manual/file_operations/copying_moving_and_deleting_files/copy_queues) 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 [wildcards](https://chaoses-ib.gitbook.io/directory-opus/manual/file_operations/copying_moving_and_deleting_files/copying_using_the_toolbar_buttons/using_wildcards_when_copying).
* When filename collisions occur, the [replace dialog](https://chaoses-ib.gitbook.io/directory-opus/manual/file_operations/copying_moving_and_deleting_files/the_confirm_file_replace_dialog) lets you quickly choose what you want to do.
* Powerful features for [synchronizing](https://chaoses-ib.gitbook.io/directory-opus/manual/file_operations/copying_moving_and_deleting_files/the_confirm_file_replace_dialog) the contents of two folders (including remote FTP sites).
* A [filtering system](https://github.com/Chaoses-Ib/DirectoryOpus/blob/main/Manual/file_operations/copying_moving_and_deleting_files/filtered_operations/README.md) that lets you selectively copy the contents of folders

[Deleting files](https://github.com/Chaoses-Ib/DirectoryOpus/blob/main/Manual/file_operations/copying_moving_and_deleting_files/README/deleting_files/README.md) is also a part of the basic file management tool set - Opus also provides a [secure delete](https://chaoses-ib.gitbook.io/directory-opus/manual/file_operations/broken-reference) function to securely erase data.

More:

[Copy and Paste](https://chaoses-ib.gitbook.io/directory-opus/manual/file_operations/copying_moving_and_deleting_files/copy_and_paste)\
[Drag and drop](https://chaoses-ib.gitbook.io/directory-opus/manual/file_operations/copying_moving_and_deleting_files/drag_and_drop)\
[Copying using the toolbar buttons](https://chaoses-ib.gitbook.io/directory-opus/manual/file_operations/copying_moving_and_deleting_files/copying_using_the_toolbar_buttons)\
[Copy Queues](https://chaoses-ib.gitbook.io/directory-opus/manual/file_operations/copying_moving_and_deleting_files/copy_queues)\
[The Jobs Bar](https://chaoses-ib.gitbook.io/directory-opus/manual/file_operations/copying_moving_and_deleting_files/the_jobs_bar)\
[The Confirm File Replace Dialog](https://chaoses-ib.gitbook.io/directory-opus/manual/file_operations/copying_moving_and_deleting_files/the_confirm_file_replace_dialog)\
[Copying Updated Files](https://chaoses-ib.gitbook.io/directory-opus/manual/file_operations/copying_moving_and_deleting_files/copying_updated_files)\
[Filtered Operations](https://github.com/Chaoses-Ib/DirectoryOpus/blob/main/Manual/file_operations/copying_moving_and_deleting_files/filtered_operations/README.md)\
[Deleting Files](https://github.com/Chaoses-Ib/DirectoryOpus/blob/main/Manual/file_operations/copying_moving_and_deleting_files/README/deleting_files/README.md)


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