problem with drag & drop

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I am running XP, SP2 with IE7....whenever I try to move a jpeg file between 2
folders it copies it leaving it in the original folder as well as the new
folder....When I used to do it, it disappeared from the original folder, I
recently had an extra Hard Drive installed in my computer, I don't know if
that would have caused the problem....I have checked everywhere I can think
of & would appreciate any help as it is very annoying......
 
Lesley said:
I am running XP, SP2 with IE7. Whenever I try to move a jpeg file between 2
folders, it copies it leaving it in the original folder as well as the new
folder. When I used to do it, it disappeared from the original folder. I
recently had an extra Hard Drive installed in my computer; I don't know if
that would have caused the problem. I have checked everywhere I can think
of & would appreciate any help as it is very annoying.
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Right-click and drag and you'll be given three choices, Move, Copy,
Create shortcut here, and Cancel. Some file types move by default,
others copy.
 
[Elmo] wrote-:
Some file types move by default, others copy.
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Are you sure ? AFAIK, that's not true.
Drag to different drive = Copy
Drag to same drive = Move

Hold down Shift key while dragging = Force Move
Hold down Ctrl key = Copy
Hold down Alt/Ctrl+Shift = Create shortcut

Good Luck, Ayush.
 
[Elmo] wrote-:
Some file types move by default, others copy.
Click to expand...

Are you sure ? AFAIK, that's not true.
Drag to different drive = Copy
Drag to same drive = Move
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That's correct.

But I can never remember those rules, so what I always prefer to do is
*right*-drag. When you right drag and release the mouse button, you
are then prompted for what you want to do, with the following choices;

Move here
Copy here
Create shortcut here.
 
By my reckoning that's 4 choices? or?
:
: Right-click and drag and you'll be given three choices, Move, Copy,
: Create shortcut here, and Cancel. Some file types move by default,
: others copy.
:
: --
: Joe =o)
 
It's Only Me said:
By my reckoning that's 4 choices? or?
:
: Right-click and drag and you'll be given three choices, Move, Copy,
: Create shortcut here, and Cancel. Some file types move by default,
: others copy.
:
: --
: Joe =o)
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Hahah, you caught me!

After starting the reply, I finally looked at the menu and saw there
were actually four options. I THOUGHT I'd corrected everything.
 
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