Personalization Add or Remove "Copy To folder" and "Move To folder" Context Menu in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to add or remove "Copy To folder" and "Move to folder" to the context menu for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

When you press and hold or right click on selected file(s) and folder(s), click/tap on Show more options, and click/tap on Copy To folder, it will copy them to a location you select immediately.

When you press and hold or right click on selected file(s) and folder(s), click/tap on Show more options, and click/tap on Move to folder, it will remove them from their current location and move them to a location you select immediately.


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

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



Contents

  • Option One: Add or Remove "Copy To folder" and "Move To folder" Context Menu for Only Current User
  • Option Two: Add or Remove "Copy To folder" and "Move To folder" Context Menu for All Users


EXAMPLE: "Copy To folder" and "Move to folder" context menu
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Option One

Add or Remove "Copy To folder" and "Move To folder" Context Menu for Only Current User


1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you want.


 2. Add "Copy To folder" and "Move To folder" Context Menu for Only Current User

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.​

Add_Copy-Move_To_Folder_to_context_menu_for_current_user.reg​


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code: 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Copy To folder
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\AllFileSystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}]

; Move To folder
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\AllFileSystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}]


 3. Remove "Copy To folder" and "Move To folder" Context Menu for Only Current User

This is the default setting.


A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.​

Remove_Copy-Move_To_Folder_from_context_menu_for_current_user.reg​


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code: 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Copy To folder
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\AllFileSystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}]

; Move To folder
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\AllFileSystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}]

4 Save the REG file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded REG file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7 You can now delete the downloaded REG file if you like.




Option Two

Add or Remove "Copy To folder" and "Move To folder" Context Menu for All Users


While you must me signed in as an administrator to use this option.


1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you want.

2 Add "Copy To folder" and "Move To folder" Context Menu for All Users

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.​

Add_Copy-Move_To_Folder_to_context_menu_for_all_users.reg​


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code: 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Copy To folder
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}]

; Move To folder
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}]

3 Remove "Copy To folder" and "Move To folder" Context Menu for All Users

This is the default setting.


A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.​

Remove_Copy-Move_To_Folder_from_context_menu_for_all_users.reg​


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code: 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Copy To folder
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}]

; Move To folder
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}]

4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

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


That's it,
Shawn Brink


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Brink said:
As an option, you could create a junction point using option four below to redirect those folders to where you want.

www.tenforums.com

Create Soft and Hard Symbolic Links in Windows

How to Create Soft and Hard Symbolic Links in Windows
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So in my scenario, where C = system folder and where the current public folders reside and D = new data drive and where I want the public folders, which one is "Link" and which one is "Source Target"? I'm technical enough to get in trouble and mess things up. Very much appreciate your help. My system drive is 512GB and will never handle the data I'm about to migrate over.
 

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    14th Gen Intel Core i7 14700
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    32GB
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    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 12GB
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knowyourlimits said:
So in my scenario, where C = system folder and where the current public folders reside and D = new data drive and where I want the public folders, which one is "Link" and which one is "Source Target"? I'm technical enough to get in trouble and mess things up. Very much appreciate your help. My system drive is 512GB and will never handle the data I'm about to migrate over.
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In this case, source target would be the C location, and link would be D.
 

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Brink said:
In this case, source target would be the C location, and link would be D.
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Perfect, about to put it into action. To summarize, when the link is established, anytime a user tries to save a doc, pic, video or download to C:\public... that file will actually be stored on D:\..., correct?
I'm guessing I could have just created new shared folders on D and given them the same privileges as the default Public folders. That way my wife could use those folders under her account on this PC.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro
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    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 12GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell UltraSharp 27" 4K U2723QE
    Hard Drives
    Boot: 512GB SSD
    Data: 2TB SSD
    Cooling
    Water cooled
    Internet Speed
    1GB
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
knowyourlimits said:
Perfect, about to put it into action. To summarize, when the link is established, anytime a user tries to save a doc, pic, video or download to C:\public... that file will actually be stored on D:\..., correct?
I'm guessing I could have just created new shared folders on D and given them the same privileges as the default Public folders. That way my wife could use those folders under her account on this PC.
Click to expand...

The source target ("C") is still the actual save location, but it show up (linked) on the "D" location for access.

Anything you delete or save to "C" or "D" will be applied to both locations.
 

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    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Brink said:
The source target ("C") is still the actual save location, but it show up (linked) on the "D" location for access.

Anything you delete or save to "C" or "D" will be applied to both locations.
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Ugh oh. This won't work then. I can't have any content physically saved on C: I thought the link option would "fake" the system out and redirect "saves" to D: I could swear that on my old Win 10 machine I just moved the public folders from C to D. It;s worked for years. Many forum posts I've read talk about simply using the "Move" button on the Locations tab under Properties, but I don't have the Move button. Therefore, I'm stuck in cement.
 

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Thank you
 

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Hello, is it possible to make it work the same way as the native "Send to" menu, with a dropdown selection ?
I made custom folder shortcut and I would like to move files directly insides them, but the native "Send to" menu make a copy, not a move.
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tldr; I would like a to move (and not copy) a file from anywhere to a specific location in 1 click (and not having to expend a list of folder as this reg file make me to)
 

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Asia81 said:
Hello, is it possible to make it work the same way as the native "Send to" menu, with a dropdown selection ?
I made custom folder shortcut and I would like to move files directly insides them, but the native "Send to" menu make a copy, not a move.
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tldr; I would like a to move (and not copy) a file from anywhere to a specific location in 1 click (and not having to expend a list of folder as this reg file make me to)
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when selecting your SendTo destination folder, hold the SHIFT key and then click the desired destination. that will move the item
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
dacrone said:
when selecting your SendTo destination folder, hold the SHIFT key and then click the desired destination. that will move the item
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No other ways than having to hold that key ?
rip

thanks
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    I9-14900K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX
    Memory
    G.Skill 32768 MB (x2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Asia81 said:
No other ways than having to hold that key ?
rip

thanks
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default SendTo:
shift = move
ctrl = copy
ctrl+shift = make shortcut

you can try SendToToys... it had an option (last i knew to set the default to MoveTo)
.https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/send_to_toys.html
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EDIT:
just reinstalled to test. all that option does is allow you to copy or move via:

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@Asia81
Only thing i can recommend off of the top of my head is to create a batch file to MOVE the item and add that to your context menu, but it may become tedious if you want to do it to a ton of different directories... but if you only have <10 or so destinations that would remain the same, it wouldnt be too hard. and would be easy to add more later as you could just copy the .bat and change the destination folder...
 
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