Move instead of copy

Post by **obsidian** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 12:47 am

I know this is a newbish question...

When I drag and drop a file from one hard drive to another, it copies the file instead of just moving it.

How do I change Windows to default to actually moving the file instead of copying?

Post by **axbaby** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:05 am

left mouse and drag to destination== copy and paste

right mouse button and drag to destination ==a dialoge box with the choice of copy or move here

i do not know how to tweak windows to left mouse drag == cut and paste

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 4:43 am

left mouse plus drag, then hold down ctrl and the + sign will disapear.

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 4:45 am

Also if you're draging a file and you want to create a copy and it was to move it, holding down ctrl will display the + sign to create a copy.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 3:16 pm

Control X
Control V

Quick, Clean, Easy

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 3:24 pm

SOAPboy wrote:Control X
Control V

Quick, Clean, Easy

and cheap too!

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:32 pm

There's also a reg hach which adds a right context menu of Copy to Folder and Move to Folder.

Code: Select all

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Copy To]
@="{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Move To]
@="{C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Send To]
@="{7BA4C740-9E81-11CF-99D3-00AA004AE837}"

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:37 pm

SOAPboy wrote:Control X
Control V

Quick, Clean, Easy

Especially if you don't have dual monitors.