Comments on: Drag and Drop in Windows 11 explained

By: Phil Reinie

Phil Reinie — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:13:00 +0000

Make the source folder/files read only. (The folder is preferred otherwise the copied file may have to be changed back to read/write. I’m not sure how permissions copy.)

Or select the files to be copied and use Ctrl+c (or right-click them and pick Copy). Go to where you want them to be copied and type Ctrl+v (or right-click and select Paste from the list). Be careful when pasting that you are not accidentally hovering over a folder or the files will be pasted into the folder – that’s an issue if you miss with the mouse while drag/drop too, but good if you want them in that folder.

By: John Tomecek

John Tomecek — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 22:20:00 +0000

I realize that this thread on dragging and dropping is back to 2014, but I still have a question about it. I am teaching a person how to drag and drop and she is having trouble. She is getting confused and ends up moving when she should be only copying. Is there a way to protect the source folder with a security option in the properties but still copy the files?? My other alternative was to use a thumb drive and when she drags to the thumb drive is will only copy, but then there is additional work to to copy/move to the thumb files back to the source location..

By: mchan1

mchan1 — Sat, 08 Oct 2016 16:25:00 +0000

“If you are moving the file from one location to another on the SAME DRIVE, then the operation will result in a MOVE.”
^
That explains it!

I have Windows 7 on a desktop PC but when I ‘move’ files from Desktop to D:Foldername, Windows treats it as a ‘Copy’ of a ‘Move’.

I have a second hard drive [D:] for the Desktop which stores all the files while the primary drive [C:] contains all the software including the OS.

When I do the same function on a laptop PC with Windows 7, the
action ‘Moves’ Not ‘Copies’ the file from Desktop to C:Foldername. There’s only one hard drive in the laptop.

Thanks!

By: wsw1boss

wsw1boss — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 07:19:00 +0000

how to make add menu in list “copy here to new folder” using drag right-click

By: Del

Del — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 20:09:00 +0000

I just want to be able to select for example 5 files, then left click and “drag” then to “copy” them to another folder. Instead, WIN 8.1 “moves” the files. Is there a way to reverse this behavior?