How do you copy a folder to back it up

HI. Im using the latest version of itunes.
I want to take one of the folders i created (about 60 songs) and back up that folder on my desktop so I can copy it to a backup drive. How do I highlight 60 items in a folder to drag them to the desktop??
I know I can do them one by one but there has to be an easier way...
Thanks

instead, use these instructions by *Chris CA*:
In iTunes 9.
iTunes prefs -> Advanced.
Set the iTunes media folder location to the external.
Then select the movie files (or any files in iTunes) and right click Consolidate.
This will copy only the movies to the external location.
After it finishes, iTunes prefs -> Advanced and set the iTunes media folder location back to the internal. This will tell iTunes to use the internal drive for new files.
You can then delete the movies from \Music\iTunes\ on the internal to free up space.
To copy a movie back to the internal, simply right click - Consolidate (since you pointed iTunes back to the internal).
just edit the instructions to meet your needs.
JGG

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