MS Desktop GUI question

[rbraxton]

I have XP.

I like to drag & drop.

It only makes a copy, when I left click do this.
I hate that.
I want it to Move, not Copy.

Help


Thanks!

 

[starl]

where are you dropping it to? If it's on the same drive, usually it moves; if it's a different drive, it copies.

If you want to force a move, hold down the SHIFT key while you drag

 

[rbraxton]

ahhhh. that must be it...

I'm dragging to another drive.

Thanks for the Shift tip, that's probably better than rt. click dragging (which is what I've been doing.)

Still, I wish there was some setting I could change to alter this behavior.

 

[starl]

I thought there was, but I can't find it.. maybe a 3rd party program? Check out http://www.conceptworld.com/Piky/piky_features.asp

Never tried it - just seen it - I use the QuickNotes software...

 

[Von Pookie]

You can also just click and drag using the RIGHT mouse button. Once you move the icon and release the button, you should get a little menu asking if you want to copy the file, move the file or create a shortcut to it in the destination folder.