Solved What happened to the "MOVE" option in Vista?

Three weeks ago I purchased an Acer Aspire x1700 with the Vista x64 OS. I sort and catalog 20 to 30 pictures a day downloaded from digital cameras. In the XP system you were able to right click on the pic, in the drop down menu is an option to MOVE. Left click on MOVE and the drop down menu lets you select exactly where you want to put the picture. With the Vista x64 OS there is no MOVE option. You have to COPY the picture, search for the destination folder through many sub folders, PASTE the picture in the folder. Then you have to remember to GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL FOLDER AND DELETE THE PICTURE you just cataloged! WHY!!! This takes twice as long. If you want to move more than one pic you have to highlite the pictures you want to move, right click on the task bar, left click on side-by-side and hope you have the right folder minimized in the task bar, then slide the pictures you want to move across to the other folder next to it. Then you have to GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL FOLDER AND DELETE THE PICTURES you have just sorted or cataloged.

Would it have been too expensive to add a MOVE option to the drop down menu like there was in the XP OS or maybe Microsoft needs more "pay as you call" to tech support!

Does everyone like being asked for "Permission to continue" when you want to open something? Seems to me if you didn't want to do that operation you wouldn't have clicked on it in the first place.

re: What happened to the "MOVE" option in Vista?

Hello Dutchman, I do not believe there was that option in vista. This works for me.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/89196-context-menu-add-copy-folder-move-folder.html

re: What happened to the "MOVE" option in Vista?

Larry:

I can't thank you enough!!! This will save me all kinds of time in my sorting and cataloging. I really appreciate it.

Dutchman...:D

re: What happened to the "MOVE" option in Vista?

Dutchman, Glad i could help!

re: What happened to the "MOVE" option in Vista?

The MOVE function is still there - it is tucked away (oddly) under Edit on the Menu bar.



Better to attach the MOVE fuction to the context menu - as you have now done.

If you want the other functions of the Menu bar to always be accessible, go to

Folder Options>View tab, tick "Always show menus", Apply, OK.

re: What happened to the "MOVE" option in Vista?

Alternately you could open the file you want to move the file to and do a right click drag into the recieving folder and vista will present you with the option to COPY or MOVE the effected file. you just have to open the recieving location first instead of after you chose the move.

re: What happened to the "MOVE" option in Vista?

Larry D said:

Hello Dutchman, I do not believe there was that option in vista. This works for me.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/89196-context-menu-add-copy-folder-move-folder.html

Click to expand...

oooooooooo ive been looking for this ever since i reformated a few weeks ago , i couldnt for the life of me remember how to do it

I love you :D In a man way

SIW2 said:

The MOVE function is still there - it is tucked away (oddly) under Edit on the Menu bar.

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Better to attach the MOVE fuction to the context menu - as you have now done.

If you want the other functions of the Menu bar to always be accessible, go to

Folder Options>View tab, tick "Always show menus", Apply, OK.

Click to expand...

SIW2:
Telling me that the MOVE option is tucked away under the edit menu is like winning the "Vista Lottery"! Thanks a whole lot. This will make my life easier.
Dutchman...