File management, part 1.

Very often I see people confused and frustrated about moving their data around. Here is one way to make this easier!

If you are moving files by dragging and dropping them, drag with the opposite mouse button than you normally would use!  When you release the button, you will receive a pop-up menu of choices with what you want to do with the data.

The main choices are copy, move and create shortcut.  This gives an easy way to make sure that you are in control of what happens to your data!

• Copy - This leaves the data in it's original location AND makes a copy of it in the new location.  This is great for copying items from your computer to a flash drive to take with you or to make a backup of files.  2 copies of your data will exist after selecting this.
• Move - This removes the data from the location it is currently in and places it where you dragged it. This is good for organizing your data into folders. Only 1 copy of your data will exist if you use this option.
• Create shortcut - This leaves the data in it's original location, and creates a shortcut to it where you dragged it.  This is useful for things like creating a desktop icon to a folder that you use frequently.  The shortcut will have an arrow in the bottom left corner of the icon.