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How can I change how Vista drags and drops?

  • 19-03-2008 9:53pm
    #1
    L31mr0d
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭


    I've been trying to find a solution to this but can't seem to find one anywhere.

    When I drag and drop a file within the OS drive it gets moved, but when I drag a file to another HDD or networked drive it makes a copy of it. Is there anyway to disable this feature so that drag and drop always just moves the file and doesn't copy it?


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  • #2
    SickBoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,537 ✭✭✭SickBoy


    This isn't a vista thing. It's like that in all MS OS.
    Draging within the same drive will always move and draging to another drive will copy.
    In order to move using the drag no matter what the destination is then hold shift and drag..
    For that matter, if you want to copy using drag to the same drive then hold ctrl...


  • #3
    GBX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,135 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    Why not just cut and paste?


  • #4
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Easier just to Ctrl+X and Ctrl+V :p


  • #5
    L31mr0d
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭L31mr0d


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    Easier just to Ctrl+X and Ctrl+V :p

    :rolleyes:

    I know all the shortcuts and hotkeys.

    What I usually do is is hold the right mouse button down to drag and then you get a menu where you can choose to copy or move. The other option is to hold shift down when dragging with the left button.

    But the reason I ask is that I never drag and drop something I don't want to move, so its just a nuisance having to delete the original or select move instead of copy.

    I'm just wondering if anyone knows how to change the default way MS handles drag and drop, maybe a registry key change or something


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