The standard way to move or copy files and
folders in Windows is to use Windows
Explorer. But there's a fundamental flaw in
its design which Microsoft consistently
seems to ignore. You open Explorer and
select the files you want to move or copy
and then, well, what exactly? You either have
to open another instance of Explorer, or
move within the open one, in order to paste
the stuff you just selected. It works, but it's
messy and complicated. And Windows
Explorer, like the rest of Windows, is often
too big and complicated for performing
small tasks.
All of which is why I rather like an Explorer-
like program called Q-Dir, which you can get
from
http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/Q-Dir
. It's free, it's a tiny download of around 0.5
MB, it's portable, and it's malware-free
according to VirusTotal and Web Of Trust.
Once you've downloaded the zip file and
unpacked it, just click on the .EXE file to run
it. Instantly you'll see not 1 but 4 identical
windows, each showing a view of your PC.
Each of the windows operates
independently so you can, for example,
point one of them at one folder, and
another of them at a different folder, and
then easily move or copy stuff between
them. It's simple, elegant, and it works really
well.
Q-Dir works on Windows XP and above and,
as I mentioned, it's free, so give it a try if you
want a flexible way to manage your
information.