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Adding a Send to Location as a shortcut

Anonymous
2022-09-22T17:23:08+00:00

Hello im trying to add a folder in the Send To option in the right click menu as a shortcut similar to the Desktop (create shortcut) option that's already in the menu. I know how to add a folder to the Send To menu but it makes the folder that I want to send to as a copied folder. I want to make the folder I send to as a shortcut so I can edit what's inside of that folder through the shortcut then delete that shortcut without losing the original folder. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

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  1. Rodrigo Queiroz 77,500 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2022-09-22T18:45:21+00:00

    Hi Thomas,

    I'm Rodrigo and I will help you.

    Press Windows + R and type shell:sendto

    It will open the SendTo folder, on this folder, add a shortcut to the folder you want to show on the "send to" context menu, and it is done.
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    You can rename the shortcut if you want. Sending the file will copy it to the location.

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  2. Rodrigo Queiroz 77,500 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2022-09-23T11:08:50+00:00

    You can try this:

    https://superuser.com/questions/606245/how-to-c...

    Or

    If you hold CTRL + SHIFT when you select the folder on the Send To context menu, it creates the shortcut instead of copying the file.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-09-23T10:48:13+00:00

    Hi Rodrigo,

    what I want to do is create a shortcut of the folder im using, with sent to. Similar to how when you use the send to desktop (create shortcut), it will make a shortcut of the folder you selected on your desktop. But i want to send a shortcut of the folder i selected to another folder.

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