How to select or highlight multiple files and folders.The files are now in your destination folder. Navigate to the destination folder and press the shortcut key Ctrl+ V to paste the files. 'Cutting' the files is like cutting text in a document: it moves the files to a temporary 'clipboard' until you 'paste' them somewhere. Select the files you want to cut, then press the shortcut key Ctrl+ X to cut the files. Browse to the folder you want to move the file to, right-click in the folder, and select Paste.Īlternatively, you can click Edit from the file menu, select Cut to cut the files, browse to where you want to move the files, then select Edit and Paste in the file menu.įinally, you can also use shortcut keys to cut and paste files.

To cut and paste a file, select the file you want to move, right-click the highlighted file, and then select Cut. See: How to select or highlight multiple files and folders. You can also select multiple files and move multiple files at once using any of the steps below.

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