drag and drop => copy and paste

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santosh.pandey

hi

if i drag and drop files and folders in windows xp .. it just copies
them from source to destimation folder

however i want it to cut and paste from source to destination folder..

i am tired to deleting the files from source folder

please help ..

thanx
 
'santosh.pandey' wrote:
| if i drag and drop files and folders in windows xp .. it just copies
| them from source to destimation folder
|
| however i want it to cut and paste from source to destination folder..
|
| i am tired to deleting the files from source folder
_____

RIGHT click on the file and drag and drop. You will be given a choice of
copying or moving (moving copies the file into the destination folder and
deletes it from the source folder.

Phil Weldon

| hi
|
| if i drag and drop files and folders in windows xp .. it just copies
| them from source to destimation folder
|
| however i want it to cut and paste from source to destination folder..
|
| i am tired to deleting the files from source folder
|
| please help ..
|
| thanx
|
 
Phil
thanx for the reply ...

but how do i change the default behaviour ... i mean i want to drag and
drop the folder ... dont want to go the long way of right clicking and
selecting every time .. .

Santosh.
 
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Phil
thanx for the reply ...

but how do i change the default behaviour ... i mean i want to drag and
drop the folder ... dont want to go the long way of right clicking and
selecting every time .. .

Santosh.
Click to expand...

There is no need to right click. While performing the drag and drop
operation, press and hold the shift key to perform a file 'move', (cut and
paste). Hold the shift key down until you release the file at the new
destination.

To copy a file, press the control key while performing the drag and drop
operation. There is no need to hold the control key down, just press it
momentarily at some point during the drag operation. Note that a plus sign
appears next to the cursor during 'copy' operations. During 'move'
operations the plus sign does not appear.

I don't know how to make a move the default.

Good Luck
 
Drag and drop using right click instead of left click--choose Move here on
the popup


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Are you dragging from one volume to another? If so, this is the default
behaviour (not so between folders on the same volume).

HTH Tony.
 
hold control key durning drag and drop that will copy instead of move shift
/ no key will move no copy.
 
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