copying folders

[norman]

On Sun, 2009-04-05 at 15:23 +0100, norman wrote:
> I am puzzled. When I copy a folder of photographs by dragging the folder
> from one window into another window the folder and its contents each
> have a lock attached to them. I know this can be unlocked in properties
> but I wondered if there was a setting somewhere that would prevent this
> happening.

I forgot to add that this only happens when I am copying from an
external storage device such as a CD or memory stick.

Norman