How to change the default for Drag and Drop in Windows

When you transfer files and folders to Windows using drag and drop, they will be moved and others will be copied. The action that will take place depends on the source and destination of the files.

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That is, Windows by default will behave as follows:

  1. If you do drag and drop a file / folder from one location on one drive to another drive, then n energy will be to copy the file / folder in the new location.
  2. If you drag and drop a file / folder from a local location to a network location, then the default action will be to copy the file / folder in the new location.
  3. If you drag and drop a file / folder from or to a CD / DVD or Blu-ray, then the default action will is always to copy the file / folder in the new location. That can not be changed.
  4. If you drag and drop a file / folder from one location to another location, but on the same drive, then the default action will be to move the file / folder in the new location.
  5. If you drag and drop a file / folder into the Recycle Bin, then the default action will be is always to move the file / folder in the Recycle Bin. That can not be changed.

This article will show you how to change the default action of drag and drop so that you always copy, or move or create a shortcut for all users in Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.

The following task is done through the registry editor. You should sign in as to be able to change the default action of drag and drop for all users.

Note:
You can also always use any of the following to change temporarily the default drag and drop action.

  • If you press and hold Ctrl, then you will copy what you are dragging.
  • If you press and hold the key Shift, then you will move what you will drag.
  • If you press and hold the key Alt ή the keys + Shift then you will create a shortcut.

But let's go about how to change the drag and drop default

  1. Press the keys Win + R to open the Execution window. Here type the word regedit to open the registry editor.
  2. Go to the key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ * (note that you go to the key with the name * (asterisk) and not root) and create a DWORD (32) value named DefaultDropEffect. Give it the 0 value for default action, or 1 to copy, or 2 to move, or 4 to create a shortcut
  3. Then go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ AllFilesystemObjects and do exactly what you did in step 2. That is, create a DWORD (32) value named DefaultDropEffect and give it the same value you gave in step 2. (0 or 1 or 2 or 4)
  4. Close the registry editor. Your changes will be automatically saved.

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You're done. Now the default drag and drop function is the one you set with 2 and 3 in the above example.

In addition, if you want to switch to the default Windows action except that you can give the two values ​​to 0, you can simply delete the two keys.

Good Luck.

 

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