April 28, 2008

Add “Copy To Folder” and “Move To Folder” Context Menu Options

I spend a lot of time copying and moving files between folders. More often than not, when I click on a file in Explorer, I want to copy or move it to another folder. That means I spend a good deal of time dragging files around or copying and pasting them.

But with a Registry hack, you can save yourself time: you can add Copy To Folder and Move To Folder viagra directions for use options to the right-click context menu. When you choose one of the options from the menu, you browse to any place on your hard disk to copy or move the file to, and then send the file there.

To add the option, run the Registry Editor [Hack #68] and go to

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

shellex tells you it's a shell extension key that lets you customize the user shell or the interface.

Create a new key called Copy To

Set the value to

{C2FBB630-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}

Create another new key called Move To

Set the value to

{C2FBB631-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}

Exit the Registry. The changes should take effect immediately. The Copy To Folder and Move To Folder options will appear. When you right-click on a file and choose one of the options, you'll be able to move or copy the file using a dialog box like the one shown in Figure 3-20.


Figure 3-20. Specifying a destination using the Copy To Folder option

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