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Then find the icon you want to move in the right pane and drag it to the

appropriate folder in the left pane, or vice versa. Windows copies the icon.

Tip
This situation is also a good time to use the window Snap feature. Drag the icon’s home window
against the right side of your screen; drag the destination window against the left side. Now
they’re perfectly set up for drag-copying between them.

Copying or Moving Files with the Ribbon

Dragging icons to copy or move them feels good because it’s so direct; you
actually see your arrow cursor pushing the icons into the new location.

But you pay a price for this satisfying illusion. That is, you may have to

spend a moment or two fiddling with your windows, or clicking in the
Explorer folder hierarchy, so you have a clear “line of drag” between the
icon to be moved and the destination folder.

But, these days, moving or copying icons can be a one-step operation,
thanks to the “Move to” and “Copy to” buttons on the Ribbon’s Home tab.
The drop-down menu for each one lists frequently and recently used
folders. (If the destination folder isn’t listed, then choose “Choose location”

and navigate to it yourself.)

In other words, you just highlight the icons you want to move, hit “Move
to” or “Copy to,” and then choose the destination folder. The deed is done,

without ever having to leave the folder window where you began.

Copying with Copy and Paste

You can also move icons from one window into another using the Cut,
Copy, and Paste commands. The routine goes like this:

1. Highlight the icon or icons you want to move.

Use any of the tricks described on “Selecting Icons”.