HOW TO MOVE FILE AND FOLDER ON THE COMPUTER

HOW TO MOVE FILES AND FOLDERS ON THE COMPUTER

There is many options available to move, or transfer computer files and folders, from one source or level to another. Click one of the inks below to view steps relating to the operating system you need help with or scroll down to review them all. 

Note:- When moving files or folders, you're going to have only  one copy of the files moved. If you want more than one copy of the files, copy the files and not move them.

How to move files in Windows

In windows, you can move files using several method. You can drag-and drop ,cut and paste, or use the "Move the Folder "Command. Below are the steps n moving files in windows. Choose the option that works best for you.

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You can also select multiple files  and move multiple files at once using any of steps below. 

CUT AND PASTE

To cut and paste a files, select the file you want to move  right click the highlight file, and select CUT. Browsed to the folders you want to move the file to, right click in the folder, and select Paste. 

Alternatively, click Edit from the file menu ,select cut to cut the files, browse to where  you want to move the files , the select Edit and Paste in the file menu. 

Finally, you can also use keyboard shortcuts to cut and paste files. Select the files. Select the files you want to cut, then  press the keyboard shortcut CTR+X to cut the files. "Cutting " the files is like cutting text in a document : it moves the files to a temporary "Clipboard " until you paste them somewhere . Navigate to the destination folder and press the keyboard shortcut  CTRL+V to paste the files. The files are now in your destination folder.

DRAG AND DROP

Highlight the files you want t move ,press and hold your right mouse button, and drag-and -drop the files to where  you want to move them. When you release the mouse button, a menu appears, similar to the example shown in the picture. Select the Move here option to move the files. 

Note:- For drag and drop to work , you'll need to see the window of where you are moving the files. 

Use "move  to Folder "