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Change default action when copying from one disk to another

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by demeiz 1 view

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I am running Windows XP SP3. I have three separate hard drives in the computer.

Most of the document folders i have set to be located on a hard disk different to where the OS is located.

When i drag and drop a file into a shortcut for "My Pictures" for example. It copies the file into the folder on the other hard drive. But leaves a copy where the original file was.

Is there any registry setting i could tweak to make the default action to cut the file and send it to the other hard drive?

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by kenone

You could simply hold the "Shift" key while dragging and dropping and that changes the function ie: Copy becomes Move and Move becomes Copy. You could also left click when you drag and drop and select the desired function from the resulting menu.

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