Get the "Move file to Folder" in contextual menu

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Get the "Move file to Folder" in contextual menu

Hi folks,

My question is pretty explicit, I suppose: in some Windows versions, there's a contextual menu entry that lets you move a file or folder to a different folder/directory. It's called "Move to folder...", and is much easier to use than drag-'n-drop or copy-and-paste in the sense that you don't have to open the originating and arrival folders side by side, which, when you're on a laptop, is a serious waste of real estate. I've checked on my MacBook Pro, and there's no such option in the contextual menu, so I was wondering if it could be added. If so, how?

MacBook Pro 2006, Mac OS X (10.6.7), 2GB RAM - iPhone 4 16Gb iOS 4.3.3

Posted on Jun 2, 2011 10:33 AM

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Answer 1

baltwo

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Jun 2, 2011 10:55 AM in response to OneCatFamily

Start with http://developer.apple.com/library/safari/#documentation/Tools/Conceptual/Safari ExtensionGuide/AddingContextualMenuItems/AddingContextualMenuItems.html

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Answer 2

Jun 2, 2011 12:32 PM in response to OneCatFamily

You don't need to open the target (arrival, or destination) folder when you drag-n-drop a file. You can just drop it into the closed folder.

If the originating (source) folder is prety much the same one all the time, a handy solution is to place an alias of each of the potential target folders in the source folder. Then all you need do is drag the file within the source folder, dropping it into the alias of the chosen target folder - it will be moved to that location by Finder. For things like this, the alias can even be for a folder on a different volume, such as an external drive (provided the target volume is available, of course).

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