Windows 7 - Context Menu - Add Copy To Folder and Move To Folder

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How to Add "Copy To Folder" and "Move To Folder" to Windows 7 Context Menu

Information

This will show you how to add or remove Copy To Folder and Move To Folder to the Windows 7 context menu.

Note

Copy To Folder allows you to right click on a file or folder and copy it to another location immediately. Move to Folder allows you to right click on a file or folder and move it to another locatation, then remove it from it's current location immediately.

The default location for Copy To Folder and Move To Folder is in the Edit Menu Bar menu. (See screenshot below)

Context Menu - Add Copy To Folder and Move To Folder-default.jpg

Tip

To Copy a file regardless of the source and target destination, hold down the CTRL key while you drag and drop the file.

To Move a file regardless of the source and target destination, hold down the SHIFT key while you drag and drop the file.

EXAMPLE: "Copy To Folder" and "Move To Folder" added to the Context Menu
NOTE: Right click on a file or folder to see your new additions.

EXAMPLE: Copy To Folder and Move To Folder windows
NOTE: You can see what happens when you click on each of these context menu items to.

OPTION ONE

Add or Remove "Copy To Folder" from the Context Menu

1. To Add "Copy To Folder"
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
Add_Copy_To_Folder.reg

B) Go to step 3.

2. To Remove "Copy To Folder"
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
Remove_Copy_To_Folder.reg

3. Click on Save and save the .reg file to the desktop.

4. Right click on the downloaded .reg file and click on Merge.

5. When prompted, click on Run, Yes, Yes and OK.

6. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

OPTION TWO

Add or Remove "Move To Folder" from the Context Menu

1. To Add "Move To Folder"
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
Add_Move_To_Folder.reg

B) Go to step 3.

2. To Remove "Move To Folder"
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
Remove_Move_To_Folder.reg

3. Click on Save and save the .reg file to the desktop.

4. Right click on the downloaded .reg file and click on Merge.

5. When prompted, click on Run, Yes, Yes and OK.

6. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn

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RellikZephyr · 06-16-2009

hey brink

i always enjoy your tutorials

most cover some very useful stuff

like this one

Thanks Great work

RellikZephyr

Brink · 06-16-2009

You're welcome RellicZephyr. Thank you.

Shawn

Charles Kane · 06-16-2009

Not going to use it, but it taught me heaps, didn't know to display the menu with ALT (yay, coz I like the new "action" menus), and therefore didn't know that there was send to/move to in the edit menu. That's great, I use it a lot.

Really from Explorer in XP which I never used (Xplorer2 always) to win 7 with its great functionality, quick previews, good flexibility of views etc - I've hardly ever fired up Xplorer2, and since I can get 2 explorers on one of my monitors (thus dual pane) Xplorer 2 may be on its last legs for me.

Anyway many thanx for the tutorial and the ones it links to - learnt lots again!

digitalrurouni · 06-16-2009

Wow this is sweet! Thanks for that!

myzr7 · 06-16-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by digitalrurouni

Wow this is sweet! Thanks for that!

Right! Sweet! Just used this to copy some files from thumb drive to differnt folders on a new install. Twice as fast as copy and paste for me, great little tweek! thanks Shawn

larry

Brink · 06-16-2009

You're welcome Charles Kane, DigitalRurouni, and Larry.

superneat · 06-17-2009

Hi! Great tut, as usual, do i have to dl the reg file or can i manually do it as i could in vista? Is it the same location and key?

Brink · 06-17-2009

Hello Superneat,

No you do not have to download it if you do not like to. I just included the .reg to make it easy to do automatically. It's the same location as in Vista though.

superneat · 06-17-2009

thanks!

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