Turn drag drop into cut instead of copy?

Hello,

I'm not sure if this is the right section but anyway, I'm wondering if its possible to turn drag/drop into cut.
For example: when I have to folders open next to each other, and I select a bunch of files from the left folder, and I drag / drop them to the right folder, it copies the files...

I was wondering if its possible to change that, because its pretty annoying. And as far as I remember, vista always used to move them, instead of copying...

Thanks

Necrowizard said:

Hello,

I'm not sure if this is the right section but anyway, I'm wondering if its possible to turn drag/drop into cut.
For example: when I have to folders open next to each other, and I select a bunch of files from the left folder, and I drag / drop them to the right folder, it copies the files...

I was wondering if its possible to change that, because its pretty annoying. And as far as I remember, vista always used to move them, instead of copying...

Thanks

Im assuming you mean besides right-click>move to, right?

Hold SHIFT while click and drag. Menu will pop up asking which action to apply.

Dwarf said:

Hi Necrowizard and welcome to Se7en Forums

Instead of left clicking and dragging, right click and drag. When you release the mouse button you will be given a choice whether you want to move the file(s) or just simply copy them.

Thanks, that worked

Antman said:

Hold SHIFT while click and drag. Menu will pop up asking which action to apply.

That worked better...
Drag - Hold shift - drop, and its moved instead of copied, no menu at all :)

Necrowizard said:

Thanks, that worked



That worked better...
Drag - Hold shift - drop, and its moved instead of copied, no menu at all :)

You didn't expect me to test it first, did you?

Actually, I did test to confirm. But after reading your comment, I had to go back and test again. I could not duplicate your result. And then I realized that muscle memory was in control - I was right clicking.

One of the nice aspects of Windows going back a few generations - so many different GUI/cmd methods of doing the same thing.

i like to think that the shift key 'shifts' the files from one place to the other...:)

mickey megabyte said:

i like to think that the shift key 'shifts' the files from one place to the other...:)

Exactly the kind of shift i would expect from a shifty eyed cat lover.

Cough, cough... that is some really good shift, man.

Necrowizard said:

Drag - Hold shift - drop, and its moved instead of copied, no menu at all :)

There are 3 functions of drag+drop using extra keys in the manner above:

• SHIFT - move the file/folder.
• CTRL - copy the file/foloder.
• ALT - create a shortcut to the file.