How to undo an accidental drag and drop
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00:00 How To Undo An Accidental Drag And Drop
00:37 Answer 1 Score 5
00:49 Answer 2 Score 7
01:01 Answer 3 Score 3
01:13 Accepted Answer Score 22
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ACCEPTED ANSWER
Score 22
Short Answer
To undo a file/folder operation in Windows, you can use either the Undo
command in the Edit
menu, or press Ctrl+Z.
Caveat
NB: There are a few things to note however. While the undo command usually undoes the last file operation, it will not always be the operation you are expecting. Sometimes the last operation does not make it into the undo buffer, making it undo a different operation from what you were expecting. For example, if there are multiple file operations happening at the same time, they are added to the undo buffer in they order that they complete, not the order in which they were initiated. Also, some operations cannot be undone like permanent deletions, those from the command-line, etc.
Recommendation
Instead of using Ctrl+Z, it is safer to use the menu command because you can see what operation Windows will undo before performing it. (Granted, you can redo the operation with Ctrl+Y, but it is easier and safer to just confirm before undoing.) Enable the status bar (View->Status bar
), then when you hover the cursor over the Undo
command, it will display the operation to be undone.
ANSWER 2
Score 7
Edit > Undo Move or Ctrl+Z. You may have to press Alt first, if the menu bar is not visible.
ANSWER 3
Score 5
Ctrl+Z will undo the drag and drop operation. Choosing Undo from the Edit menu works as well.
ANSWER 4
Score 3
To undo the last action, choose Undo from the Edit menu or hitCtrl+Z on your keyboard.