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Old August 7th 14, 05:56 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-xp,microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
R.Wieser
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Java Jive,

TBH, I can't believe you didn't know that ...


How ? Its not something your computer will tell, or even hint you about,
and its also not mentioned when using the other method, the right
mousebutton drag-and-drop.

In other words: you would need to accidentily stumble over such info or
somebody needs to have told you. Its not knowledge humans get born with,
and is, when not used regulary, easy to forget (besides the "damn, which key
causes which effect again ? How/where do I check ?" problem ofcourse)

And yes, I have, in 15+ years, probably heard about, and forgotten it a
number of times too. :-\

You know what I am wondering about ? That you did not mention that right
mousebutton drag-and-drop with ts context menu ... Did you forget all about
it ? whistle :-p

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


Java Jive schreef in berichtnieuws
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On Thu, 07 Aug 2014 08:16:11 +0200, Steve Hayes
wrote:

I've usually tried to drag them to a different drive, for example to

back them
up to an external drive or to a CD, DVD, etc., when the one thing I

DON'T want
is a copy of the link, because I might be disconnecting it and using it

on
another computer where the link won't go anywhere.


As others have said, the default behaviour varies as to whether:
Source and destination are on the same drive Default move
Source and destination are on different drives Default copy
The source has a *.exe program extension Default link

When it does thaty I usually resort to the DOS "copy" command, which

sometimes
needs a bit more typing, especially with long file names.


To force the desired behaviour just get into the habit of using
shift and control modifiers:
Control Drag Force copy
Shift Drag Force move
Control-Shift Drag Force link

TBH, I can't believe you didn't know that ...
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