Move instead of Copy with SendTo?

[nicedreams]

I put some shortcuts to folders in my SendTo folder and when want to send a file to that folder throught

it copies the file instead of moves it.

Is there a way to have it move the file instead of copying it using send to???

I know if you drag a file from on drive to another drive it will do a copy and if you do from the same drive then it will do a move. Is there a way to change that?

[Steve]

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Originally posted by nicedreams

I put some shortcuts to folders in my SendTo folder and when want to send a file to that folder throught

it copies the file instead of moves it.

Is there a way to have it move the file instead of copying it using send to???

I know if you drag a file from on drive to another drive it will do a copy and if you do from the same drive then it will do a move. Is there a way to change that?

i Kinda 2nd that! ... Often i get Stuff on my desktop, which i want elsewhere! ... So i Changed the Send to folder also! ... but would like stuff 2 be Cut and Pasted, rather than Copied and pasted! ...

(Ironic there's Windows / System32 in there! :D)

...any1 have any Clues?! :D

NeYo

[al92lt1]

The old Windows Powertoys adds this option to the SENDTO menu. You can either move or copy a file to another drive, folder etc. The old Powertoys work with all versions of Windows, including XP. I am using both with no problems on my 2 XP Pro machines. The old Powertoys have some very useful features that are missing from the XP Powertoys. The new XP Powertoys install like any other program. The old Powertoys install to the Control Panel, that's probably why they don't conflict. I would be glad to send you the file if you can't find it on the internet. Just email me.

[nicedreams]

Will the old power toys do what we are trying to do or does it just add a "Copy-To" and "Move-To" in the right click menu?

[duntez]

try Sendto Magic

http://donovandunning.com/stm.html

check it out

:rambo:

[hurting101]

Along the same lines, anyone know how to remove the drivers from sendto? Like A: and stuff?

[nicedreams]

Hurting101:

Go to this folder and you can add and delete shortcuts and things.

C:Documents and SettingsUserNameSendTo

Duntez:

Thanks for the link to that sendto program. I'm going to try it out. It seems like just what I'm looking for. Too bad I have to use a 3rd party app. Pretty sure it probably does use too much resources.

[duntez]

It doesnt use up your resources as far as i noticed it just adds extra options:rambo:

[hurting101]

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Originally posted by nicedreams

Hurting101:

Go to this folder and you can add and delete shortcuts and things.

C:Documents and SettingsUserNameSendTo

Removable drives aren't there :( I can't find anywhere to get rid of them. Checked the registry too :(

[nicedreams]

Okay. Maybe that program is not what I was looking for. I just want to be able to use the SendTo with moving my files instead of copying them. Like if I have:

= Right Click

= SendTo

- Desktop as Shortcut

- A: Drive

- Downloads (Folder Shortcut)

- Drivers (Folder Shortcut)

I want to be able to choose Downloads and then it moves the file to that folder instead of copying it.

[nicedreams]

Hurting101

Dunno about that one then. I thought I saw a shortcut for the drives in there, but I guess not.

[Binary]

Move To reg key :

(copy and paste into notepad and save with a .reg extension.)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTAllFilesystemObjectsshellexContextMenuHandlersMove To]

@="{C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}"

was that so hard? ;)

*edit* everything between the [ and ] belongs on the first line, neowin cut's it off.

Chris

[SOOPAH256]

hmm, i don't really want to do what this thread talks about, but i was wondering how i can edit the right click menu?

any ideas...please share.

thanks;)

[Tarik]

LOL, do u guys have XP or what ?

dude, right click on ur tool bar in any folder and in the " Avalable tool bar options " it will say 'Move to' add it and its done & it will be added in ur toolbar in every folder. I love this feature, i dont think there is a day i go without using it. let me know if this works out for u.

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[Ghost Cloud]

That i know of there are 2 freeware downloads that are related to what you were looking for. There is Sendto, made by Trogladite software, thats the one i have installed. Its effective. And there is sendtotoys, more options. But i do not like it too much. Sendto copies it to a folder or moves in to a folder. Sendtotoys just copies it, so once you copy it to another folder, you will have to delete the other folder. If you cant find any of them i mentioned do a search or go to webattack.com. I hope that my words were useful.

[Keldyn]

Moved to Tweaking Windows

[spanky]

Just so you understand what happens when you copy and move files. This might help you in figuring out what it is that you want.

When you Copy a file on the same partition - New file is created, new pointer added to FAT

When you Move on same partition - Pointer to a file's location is updated in FAT.

When you Move between partitions - New file is created on the target partition, new pointer added to FAT; existing file is deleted.

When you Copy between partitions - New file is created on the target partition, new pointer added to FAT; existing file remains.

Copying and moving files also affects the files attributes and permissions.

Anytime you have a new file created (copy same or different partition, move to different partition) the file will inherit the target folders permissions.

[twist]

ok after 1/2 a 40 of rum i'm not even gonna bother reading through all you mindless drible.

look at...

http://www.xp-erience.org/download.php

they have the reg file there.

its pretty handy. if someone else posted this meet me back behind the dumpster in 30min :p

[happymonkey]

just hold down shift key as you click the send to menu item eg "3? Floppy"!

this also works for draging'n'droping files with left mouse button.

shift = move

ctrl = copy

ctrl+shift = make shortcut

[butch35]

Nicedreams, I finally understood what you're trying to do. You wanna tweak your "download/save" folder. Why download to a folder and then send to another? I suggest you tweak your "places bar". You know, when you use the "open-save" dialog, there are, by default, your documents, your desktop, and a couple other ones, listed vertically on the left. You can change it to any folder, you can do it with Tweak UI, X-Setup, editing the Registry... Then you download to one of those folders.

What do you think? :cool:

[nicedreams]

It's not for a download. It's just so I can move files to certian folders I move things to all the time so I was hopeing that the sendto would do that for me except it copies it. I guess I'll just copy and delete or just open up the full path...

[butch35]

IC...

Well, it was a suggestion...

Anyway, do you know what I'm talking about?(places bar)

Also, do you have "copy to/move to" on the right click context menu? If don't, get the reg file, it's very easy to find, let me know if you need it. Btw, I just figured out that typing sendto in the "start/run" opens the "send to folder".

You take care!:)