Moving and Copying Files and Folders
Icons" in Chapter 1.To move or copy items by choosing a destination:
1. In Windows Explorer, select the item(s) that you want to move or copy.2. To move the items, choose Edit > Move to Folder (or click Move This File or Move This Folder in the task pane).To copy the items, choose Edit > Copy to Folder (or click Copy This File or Copy This Folder in the task pane).3. Navigate to the destination folder; then click Move (or Copy) (Figure 5.31 ).
Figure 5.31. Windows Explorer gives you several ways to move and copy files, but using a highlighted target is the easiest and most consistent.

To move or copy items by using Cut, Copy, and Paste:
1. In Windows Explorer or on the desktop, select the item(s) that you want to move or copy.2. To move the items, press Ctrl+X (or right-click a selected item and choose Cut).To copy the items, press Ctrl+C (or right-click a selected item and choose Copy).3. Select the destination folder, disk, or window.4. Press Ctrl+V (or right-click an empty area and choose Paste).
To move or copy items by dragging:
1. Make sure that the destination folder, disk, or window is visible.2. In Windows Explorer or on the desktop, select the item(s) that you want to copy or move.3. Right-drag the items to the destination; then release the right mouse button.4. Choose Move Here or Copy Here from the shortcut menu (Figures 5.32 and 5.32 ).
Figure 5.32. Here, I'm dragging the file Pyrenees.jpg from Desktop to My Pictures. The destination folder in the left pane darkens automatically as the pointer moves on or close to it. If you hover briefly over a folder that contains subfolders, it will expand.

Figure 5.33. Right-dragging to copy or move items is safer than left-dragging.

Got all that? Me neither. That's why it's easier to right- drag to copy or move items.