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Move instead of copy
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 12:47 am
by obsidian
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?
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:05 am
by axbaby
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
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 4:43 am
by FragaGeddon
left mouse plus drag, then hold down ctrl and the + sign will disapear.
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 4:45 am
by FragaGeddon
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.
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 3:16 pm
by SOAPboy
Control X
Control V
Quick, Clean, Easy
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 3:24 pm
by AmIdYfReAk
SOAPboy wrote:Control X
Control V
Quick, Clean, Easy
and cheap too!
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:32 pm
by FragaGeddon
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}"
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:37 pm
by FragaGeddon
SOAPboy wrote:Control X
Control V
Quick, Clean, Easy
Especially if you don't have dual monitors.