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Old August 7th 14, 01:45 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-xp,microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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On Thu, 07 Aug 2014 08:16:11 +0200, Steve Hayes
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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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