1. To move a file in Microsoft Windows, the user must select the file located either on the desktop, or within the folders of the computer. The user can do this by clicking on the file once with their left mouse button. Once the file is selected, the user will see a colored border around the file icon.
2. The user can then move the file to a new location by pressing and holding the left mouse button while dragging the mouse pointer over the file. This will move the file while it is still highlighted by the colored border.
3. The user can then drop the file in its new desired location on either the desktop or within the computer’s folders. To do this, the user should release the left mouse button while hovering over the new desired location.
4. If the user wants to move a file from one folder to another within the computer, they can open both folders, then drag the file with their mouse from one folder and drop it into the other folder. The same process applies for moving a file from the desktop to a folder, and vice versa.
5. The user may also use the “Cut” command to move a file. To do this, the user should select the file, then press the “Ctrl” and “X” keys on the keyboard at the same time. This will “cut” the file from its current location and place it in the computer’s clipboard.
6. The user can then open the new desired location, then press the “Ctrl” and “V” keys on the keyboard at the same time. This will paste the file into the new location, thereby moving it.
7. If the user wants to move multiple files at once, they can select all the files by pressing and holding the “Ctrl” key and clicking each file with their left mouse button. Once all the files are selected, the user can move them using any of the approaches described above.
8. Another way to move a file or files is through the use of Microsoft’s File Explorer. To do this, the user can open the File Explorer window by pressing the Windows Key and the “E” key on the keyboard.
9. The File Explorer window will open and display all the available drives and folders on the computer. The user can then browse to the file or files they want to move, right click on them with their mouse, then select the “Copy” option.
10. The user can then browse to the new destination where they want to move the files, then right click with their mouse and select the “Paste” option. This will move all the selected files from their original location to the new destination.
11. The user may also use the Move To command to move a file or files. To do this, the user should open the File Explorer window, and then browse to the desired file or files. The user should then right-click on the file or files with their mouse, and select the “Move To” option.
12. The user can then select the destination for the files from the pop up window. Once the destination has been selected, the user can select the “Move” option to move the file or files to the new location.
13. In addition to the methods described above, users can move larger numbers of files through the use of the Command Prompt. To do this, the user should open the command prompt window by typing “cmd” in the search bar of the start menu.
14. After the command prompt window has opened, the user should type “move
15. This will move the file or folder called “Example” from its original location to the D:\Documents folder. The user can move multiple files or folders by typing in multiple commands, or by using wildcards such as “*” or “?”.
16. The user may also use the File Explorer window to move files and folders while in the command prompt window. To do this, the user should browse to the file or folder they wish to move, then type “move” followed by the address of the file or folder into the command line.
17. For example, if the user wanted to move the “Example” file or folder from the “C:\Users\Username\Desktop” location to the “D:\Documents”, they would type into the command line “move C:\Users\Username\Desktop\Example D:\Documents”. This will move the file or folder from its source location to its new destination.
18. Finally, the user can also use Windows’ built-in zip functionality to move files. To do this, the user should first compress the file or folder that they want to move into a .zip file. This can be done by selecting the file or folder, then right-clicking on it and selecting the Send To > Compressed (zipped) folder option.
19. This will create a .zip file of the file or folder that the user can then move to the desired location. To do this, the user should open the File Explorer window, then browse to the .zip file in the source location. They should then right-click on the .zip file and select the “Copy” option.
20. The user should then open the location where they want the file or folder to be moved, then right-click with their mouse and select the “Paste” option. This will move the file or folder to its new destination.