When you want to copy multiple files to your clipboard in Windows you have a few choices. You can highlight a group of files with your mouse, you can hold the Shift key to select the first and last files in a series, or you can hold the Ctrl key to select multiple files in a folder even if they aren't adjacent. But what if you want to copy a group of files that aren't all hanging out in the same folder? Thats' where Piky Basket comes in.

Piky Basket is a shell extension that adds a virtual "basket" to your Windows right-click menu. When you right click on a file, you can choose to cut or copy it just like always. But you can also drop it into your Piky Basket. You can copy as many files as you like, and when you're ready to dump the contents of your basket somewhere, just select the Piky Basket option again and choose whether to copy or move your files.

While there aren't a ton of customization options, you do get to choose whether Piky Basket automatically empties your basket once you paste your files or if you want to empty your basket manually. The program also makes a kid of annoying plunking noise when you drop files in your basket, but you can turn that off in the preferences menu.

[via Freeware Genius]