When you right click on a folder, you will see the box that looks like the one below. The box that shows up when you right click on a file is very similar to the one for a folder, so the options discussed here will apply to either a folder or a file. The first option we will examine is Copy. Copying an object to the clipboard only tells the computer to remember this information because you will be pasting it somewhere else very soon. Once copied, you will want to find a location to paste the information.
Copying makes a second copy of the information.
The original information is left intact. Many people copy information when they would like to make a backup of information into another location. For instance, you could copy the yield files folder from your AFS folder and paste the copy on the desktop so that you would have a backup of your files in another location. To put a copy where you want it, just right click in the open space on the desktop or within the folder. When the list of options appears, you will see a choice labeled Paste .