What happened to the "Copy To" option in Windows 11 File Explorer?

Anonymous
2021-11-26T02:05:01+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2022-02-03T01:43:59+00:00

    That's not a workaround, that's basic functionality that already exists which is much less convenient than having the copyto and moveto options to quickly copy/move files to a list of directories.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-02-03T01:25:53+00:00

    One workaround I found, as a non-tech person, is to:

    1. open the target folder on the side pane to your left.
    2. click and drag the file you want to move onto the target folder.

    This can at least do the same as "move to". I still would need an option for "copy to" but I guess that can be replaced by the copy and paste buttons Microsoft put on the top...

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-01-28T21:00:50+00:00

    The tutorial below can add Copy To folder and Move to folder to the context menu again in Windows 11.

    https://www.elevenforum.com/t/add-or-remove-copy-to-folder-and-move-to-folder-context-menu-in-windows-11.1339/

    That's nice, but not what I wanted. I've reverted to Windows 10 File Explorer since Microsoft botched Windows 11 File Explorer. It is absolutely unbelievable the narrow mindedness coming out of Microsoft! If you've never seen the movie "Idiocracy" you should watch it, because that is the direction this country is headed in!

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-01-28T20:45:44+00:00

    The tutorial below can add Copy To folder and Move to folder to the context menu again in Windows 11.

    https://www.elevenforum.com/t/add-or-remove-copy-to-folder-and-move-to-folder-context-menu-in-windows-11.1339/

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-01-28T20:00:06+00:00

    This has nothing that works. Best stay independent as companies want people who actually have solutions

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