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I can't believe that Microsoft removed the "Copy To" and "Move To" options in Windows 11 File Explorer! I used these options often! Unless I'm missing something, Microsoft just heavy handedly removed these options!
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Windows 11 Sucks Big Time!
I understand that anytime there is an update, there is a learning curve and commensurate frustration. Keeping that in mind, I have tried to be patient. However, Windows 11 is a curse. I can't stand anything about it. This version has lost all functionality. I can't find anything. It is difficult to find basic tools. Formatting in Outlook has become a tangled mess.
Thanks for replying!
I want 'copy to' not 'copy'. I believe many others do too
I was really disgusted at the start of this thread about this when 1 of my laptops got upgraded to 11. I was FURIOUS that they got rid of the Copt/Move To feature
BUT 5 months later I've got to say the way they want you to do it now is actually faster and safer.
once your Main folder is open all you need to do is click the box or even multiple boxes (It will HIGHLIGHT the items when you press copy)>>> Press the Copy icon>>> then just click on the folder you want it to go to> PASTE( and the copied folders will also be highlighted)
very easy actually instead of pulling down that Copy To Menu then opeing the folder then pasting it.
OK I said my piece
You obviously do not have a grasp of the situation. Either that or you work for Microsoft and are trying to obfuscate the issue. The issue is that the Copy-To and Move-To buttons provided functionality that cannot be duplicated as you suggest. And Microsoft in their infinite stupidity removed this widly used functionality.
I was really disgusted at the start of this thread about this when 1 of my laptops got upgraded to 11. I was FURIOUS that they got rid of the Copt/Move To feature
BUT 5 months later I've got to say the way they want you to do it now is actually faster and safer.
once your Main folder is open all you need to do is click the box or even multiple boxes (It will HIGHLIGHT the items when you press copy)>>> Press the Copy icon>>> then just click on the folder you want it to go to> PASTE( and the copied folders will also be highlighted)
very easy actually instead of pulling down that Copy To Menu then opeing the folder then pasting it.
OK I said my piece
The problem remains with the "copy" versus "move" function. You are making a copy of a file and placing (pasting) it in another location but the file's original location you're copying from retains the original file.
@ Brian Sefton, I could not have said it better myself. Kudos! :-)
Indeed the removal or hiding of the move feature and your stated solution STILL adds steps AND leaves the file copied, not moved. Asa a result t least 2 copies exist and the only way to correct that is to go back to the download folder and delete them. CTRL+C then CTRL+V still leaves the original file in downloads folder.
When Move was available, 3-4 files could be downloaded and moved to another directory or folder. Easy to move all with 2-3 clicks and removed from the downloads folder as a result. Not any more.
Thanks
