How to Add "Copy To Folder" and "Move To Folder" to the Context Menu in Vista

   Information

Copy To Folder allows you to right click on a item and copy it to another location immediately. Move to Folder allows you to right click on a item and move it to another locatation and remove it from it's current location immediately.

   Note

This is also under the EDIT menu in a Explorer window. (See Example screenshot below)

EXAMPLE: Default Edit Menu Location:

NOTE: These are the keyboard shortcuts to use the Menu bar location while having the file or folder selected that you want to Copy or Move to another folder.

• Copy To Folder - Press and hold Alt then press E and F
• Move To Folder - Press and hold Alt then press E and V

EXAMPLE: Copy To Folder and Move To Folder Added to the Context Menu:
NOTE: Right click on a file or folder to see your new additions. You can see what happens when you click on each one beside the context menu screenshot. You can select a different drive to.

METHOD ONE

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Using a REG File Download

1. To Add Copy/Move To Folder

A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.
NOTE: You can add one or both of these.

Add_CopyMove.reg

B) Go to step 3.

2. To Remove Copy/Move To Folder

A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.

Remove_CopyMove.reg

3. Click on Save, and save the .reg file to the Desktop.

4. Right click on the downloaded .reg file and click on Merge.

5. Click on Run, Continue (UAC), Yes, and then OK when prompted.

6. When done, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

METHOD TWO

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To Do Manually in Registry Editor

1. Open the Start Menu.

2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type regedit and press Enter.

3. Click on Continue in the UAC prompt.

4. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below)

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

5. To Add Copy To Folder

A) In the left pane, right click on ContextMenuHandlers and click on New and Key.

B) Type {C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13} and press Enter.
NOTE: To Remove Copy To Folder - Right click on this key and click on Delete.

6. To Add Move To Folder

A) In the left pane, right click on ContextMenuHandlers and click on New and Key.

B) Type {C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13} and press Enter.
NOTE: To Remove Move To Folder - Right click on this key and click on Delete.

7. Close regedit.

That's it,
Shawn

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