Moving folders from one hard drive to another

I'm having some confusion with Vista.
When I move a folder(s) from one hard drive to another I notice all the
directories are still on the source drive. Every folder has no files but why
do they remain in the first place?

Confused in St. Louis

Mrlopez wrote:
> I'm having some confusion with Vista.
> When I move a folder(s) from one hard drive to another I notice all the
> directories are still on the source drive. Every folder has no files but why
> do they remain in the first place?
>
> Confused in St. Louis


How, specifically, are you performing the move? By design, if you
simply left-click and then drag a file or folder from one physical or
logical drive to another, Windows default action is to copy the
file/folder. Left-click & drag between two folders on the same
partition will move the file/folder. (Actually, nothing really moves,
directory is simply updated to reflect the change.)

If you truly wish to move a file or folder from one drive (physical or
logical), right-click and drag to the new desired location. When you
release the mouse button, you'll be prompted to select Move or Copy.


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I select the folders, right-click and choose move.

Original folders remain on the source disk but all folders are empty.

Mike

"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

> Mrlopez wrote:
> > I'm having some confusion with Vista.
> > When I move a folder(s) from one hard drive to another I notice all the
> > directories are still on the source drive. Every folder has no files but why
> > do they remain in the first place?
> >
> > Confused in St. Louis
>
>
> How, specifically, are you performing the move? By design, if you
> simply left-click and then drag a file or folder from one physical or
> logical drive to another, Windows default action is to copy the
> file/folder. Left-click & drag between two folders on the same
> partition will move the file/folder. (Actually, nothing really moves,
> directory is simply updated to reflect the change.)
>
> If you truly wish to move a file or folder from one drive (physical or
> logical), right-click and drag to the new desired location. When you
> release the mouse button, you'll be prompted to select Move or Copy.
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin
>
> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
>