Add Copy To entry to right-click menu

[Marik]

In windows when you right-click, there is an option called Send-to. Which is not that useful but most people use it. It has only the options to send to a zipfile, My Documents, Desktop and several generic places like the My Briefcase…. Unfortunately most users find this quite useless.

Therefore most users want to copy files to locations they want with right-click. This is disabled by Microsoft by default, and I have no idea why, but here is how to enable it and make life more easier.

For this you need to add a registry key. Its simple as that.

1. Open the registry editor. (Run — > Regedit)

2. Navigate to

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \AllFilesystemObjects \shellex \ContextMenuHandlers

you should see the “send to” entry there, if not you are in the wrong place.

3. Right-click the ContextMenuHandlers entry and select New > Key from the list.

4. Name that key Copy To and click ok.

5. Now double-click the default entry on the left pane and give it the value "{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}" and click ok and close the registry editor.

6. Thats all now you should see an option in your right-click menu “copy to folder”.

7. If you want to remove the entry simply delete the key.

Source: DotNetWizzard

[dock98]

good one m .plus,if any peeps use tune up utilities,this is part of the menu and also "move to".both are handy items to have

[SaNeBiT]

Thanks for this handy tip :P

[zer0buRn]

Very useful Marik, thanks for sharing this.

[bearoninternet]

Very useful Marik, thanks for sharing this.

Agree, useful. Checkout folderguide as well.

Highly recommended. :ph34r:

[dock98]

Very useful Marik, thanks for sharing this.

Agree, useful. Checkout folderguide as well.

Highly recommended. :ph34r:

ditto to you b,thanks for the tip.

[dumble]

verry usefull

[rb2tfm]

Here is a regfile works on XP and Vista ( only OS's I have tested it on )

merge it to registry and it gives the copy to or move to

option when right mouse click on a file / folder.

http://www.mediafire.com/?3dtd2htcngl

or make it yourself

open notepad and copy this to it then

Save as copytomoveto.reg

and merge to registry

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Copy To]
@="{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Move To]
@="{C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}"