How to move file in W7

[Alex Clayton]

I am sure this is going to be another easy one, I hope. I am setting up 3 W7
machines right now. This one for me and 2 more for Christmas gifts. I have
been using a couple jump drives to move the stuff to them for each. I can
not seem to find a way to move the files from the jump drive to the PC. I
have only been able to find the copy from the menu. No big deal I just copy
then delete off the jump drive but I figure the option to just move stuff
must still be there and I am just not finding it. ??
Thanks

 

[Trev]

I am sure this is going to be another easy one, I hope. I am setting up 3
W7 machines right now. This one for me and 2 more for Christmas gifts. I
have been using a couple jump drives to move the stuff to them for each. I
can not seem to find a way to move the files from the jump drive to the
PC. I have only been able to find the copy from the menu. No big deal I
just copy then delete off the jump drive but I figure the option to just
move stuff must still be there and I am just not finding it. ??
Thanks

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-copy-to-move-to-on-windows-vista-right-click-menu/
works in win 7

 

[Alex Clayton]

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-copy-to-move-to-on-windows-vista-right-click-menu/
works in win 7

Since it is calling this a registry hack, I assume it was not just that I
could not find this, that it's just not there any more?
Is doing this kind of thing safe? After having to reinstall Vista and W7
on this thing twice yesterday I sure don't want to be messing with the
registry on this if I don't know what I am doing, which I don't.

 

[Nil]

I am sure this is going to be another easy one, I hope. I am
setting up 3 W7 machines right now. This one for me and 2 more for
Christmas gifts. I have been using a couple jump drives to move
the stuff to them for each. I can not seem to find a way to move
the files from the jump drive to the PC. I have only been able to
find the copy from the menu. No big deal I just copy then delete
off the jump drive but I figure the option to just move stuff must
still be there and I am just not finding it. ?? Thanks

Isn't it like every other version of Windows? In Windows Explorer, if
you hold down the Ctrl key while dragging a file from folder to folder,
it will Copy the file. If you hold down the Shift key, it will Move it.
It works that way in the Win7 RC, and I would have expected it worked
that way in the final version, too.

 

[Alex Clayton]

Isn't it like every other version of Windows? In Windows Explorer, if
you hold down the Ctrl key while dragging a file from folder to folder,
it will Copy the file. If you hold down the Shift key, it will Move it.
It works that way in the Win7 RC, and I would have expected it worked
that way in the final version, too.

I just tried and it does nothing. I opened the jump drive, it has one file
on it. I can hold down the left mouse button and move it to my documents,
but it is just making a copy there. I tried holding down the CTL key and
nothing happens.

 

[Trev]

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-copy-to-move-to-on-windows-vista-right-click-menu/
works in win 7

Since it is calling this a registry hack, I assume it was not just that I
could not find this, that it's just not there any more?
Is doing this kind of thing safe? After having to reinstall Vista and W7
on this thing twice yesterday I sure don't want to be messing with the
registry on this if I don't know what I am doing, which I don't.

--
"Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites.
Moderation is for monks."

[Lazarus Long]

You can do the hack yourselve if you trust the the download
I used send to x in (8 and found this hack in XP and first thing i did was
search for an equivalent for WIN 7 and dicoverd the same one works in Win 7
vista and Xp

 

[musika]

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I just tried and it does nothing. I opened the jump drive, it has one
file on it. I can hold down the left mouse button and move it to my
documents, but it is just making a copy there. I tried holding down
the CTL key and nothing happens.

Have you tried drag&drop with the RIGHT mouse button and then choosing MOVE
from the context menu that appears?

 

[Alex Clayton]

In


Have you tried drag&drop with the RIGHT mouse button and then choosing
MOVE from the context menu that appears?

Thanks!!! That did it!

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Isn't it like every other version of Windows? In Windows Explorer, if
you hold down the Ctrl key while dragging a file from folder to folder,
it will Copy the file. If you hold down the Shift key, it will Move it.
It works that way in the Win7 RC, and I would have expected it worked
that way in the final version, too.

Personally, I have trouble remembering which is which, so I always
avoid doing things like that. I right-drag files *all* the time. When
you right-drag and release the mouse button, you are prompted for
whether you want to copy, move, or create a shortcut.

I like being given the choice instead of having to remember which is
which.

 

[Alex Clayton]

Personally, I have trouble remembering which is which, so I always
avoid doing things like that. I right-drag files *all* the time. When
you right-drag and release the mouse button, you are prompted for
whether you want to copy, move, or create a shortcut.

I like being given the choice instead of having to remember which is
which.

Yes this worked. Someone else told me that and I found it worked. It was yet
another thing I had never heard of.

 

[Nil]

Personally, I have trouble remembering which is which, so I always
avoid doing things like that. I right-drag files *all* the time.
When you right-drag and release the mouse button, you are prompted
for whether you want to copy, move, or create a shortcut.

I like being given the choice instead of having to remember which
is which.

It's not THAT hard to remember: think "C" for <C>trl for <C>opy. Think
Shift for... the only other possibility. Also, you have visual
confirmation in the little plus sign that pops up at the cursor. And
you can still change your mind before releasing the mouse button by
switching between the Ctrl and Shift keys.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

It's not THAT hard to remember: think "C" for <C>trl for <C>opy. Think
Shift for... the only other possibility. Also, you have visual
confirmation in the little plus sign that pops up at the cursor. And
you can still change your mind before releasing the mouse button by
switching between the Ctrl and Shift keys.

Thanks, but I am more comfortable doing it my way, and my view is that
my way is considerably less likely to produce an error. That's what I
recommend.

 

[Sharon F]

Since it is calling this a registry hack, I assume it was not just that I
could not find this, that it's just not there any more?
Is doing this kind of thing safe? After having to reinstall Vista and W7
on this thing twice yesterday I sure don't want to be messing with the
registry on this if I don't know what I am doing, which I don't.

Windows has popped up the menu after you drag/drop using the right
(alternate) mouse button for a long time. Since Win98 at least, maybe
earlier. I'm with Ken on right click drag/move. I don't like exerting
the effort to remember the various combos. To complicate matters there
are two sets of rules. One set for file ops on same physical disk.
Another set when more than one disk is involved. Easiest: Right click
drag/drop works the same in both circumstances. Imagine hand slipping
off mouse with file dropping who knows where. With manual move, oops.
With right click Move OR Copy, cancel and retry.

Aside: "Undo" can reliably reverse the "oops scenario" if all is on same
disk and within the same volume. Not as reliable when more than one
volume or drive is involved.

Registry hacks safe? Well... Some registry hacks are perfectly safe and
fall into the tweaking category that so many PC folks love. They'll
spend hours and hours developing registry edits and implementing them.
Other hacks are questionable. They may add a quirk that shows up in
unexpected places. May render parts of programs unusable. Bottom line:
You need to use your own judgment to implement these or not. Serious
damage is rare and usually the result of botched editing within the
registry.

 

[Sharon F]

Since it is calling this a registry hack, I assume it was not just that I
could not find this, that it's just not there any more?
Is doing this kind of thing safe? After having to reinstall Vista and W7
on this thing twice yesterday I sure don't want to be messing with the
registry on this if I don't know what I am doing, which I don't.

PS: The Copy To/Move To hack was one of the "Power Toys" developed
for... Oh dear... Win 95 or Win98 by Raymond Chen. It's been around a
long time and there are updates available for newer versions of Windows.
I would put this one into the "safe" category. That said, I've tried it
in the past but went back to basic right click move/copy. The hack is
nice though if you move a lot of files on a daily basis - something I
don't need but YMMV.

 

[Nil]

Thanks, but I am more comfortable doing it my way, and my view is
that my way is considerably less likely to produce an error.
That's what I recommend.

No need to thank me, because I don't give a damn how comfortable you
are or how poor your memory is.

I like to use different methods depending on the situation, and I have
no trouble remembering them.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

No need to thank me, because I don't give a damn how comfortable you
are or how poor your memory is.

Fine. In that case I withdraw my thanks.

 

[Nil]

Fine. In that case I withdraw my thanks.

Thank you for that.

 

[Alex Clayton]

PS: The Copy To/Move To hack was one of the "Power Toys" developed
for... Oh dear... Win 95 or Win98 by Raymond Chen. It's been around a
long time and there are updates available for newer versions of Windows.
I would put this one into the "safe" category. That said, I've tried it
in the past but went back to basic right click move/copy. The hack is
nice though if you move a lot of files on a daily basis - something I
don't need but YMMV.

Thanks. I am going to stay out of the reg. Dell and their bad service has
forced me to learn more than I would have, but as long as there is a way,
it's fine with me. I did not know about the right drag and drop. Since it
works, that's fine for me. I just need to load some stuff on the 2 computers
that are gifts. After that it will be rare to need to worry about it.
I like "safe" <VBG>

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

I just tried and it does nothing. I opened the jump drive, it has one file
on it. I can hold down the left mouse button and move it to my documents,
but it is just making a copy there. I tried holding down the CTL key and
nothing happens.

To *move* hold down the shift key instead...

Rules:
Shift drag: Move
Control drag: Copy
Drag within a drive (no shift or control): Move
Drag drive to drive (no shift or control): Copy

 

[Nil]

To *move* hold down the shift key instead...

Rules:
Shift drag: Move
Control drag: Copy
Drag within a drive (no shift or control): Move
Drag drive to drive (no shift or control): Copy

Apparently, this is too difficult for most people in this group.