Utilities: MoveCM |
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MoveCM is a contextual menu item for moving, copying, aliasing and archiving (zip compressing) files and folders quickly into common folders. i.e. without the need to drag and drop them, use aliases, etc. It is a generalization of the Finder's "Move to Trash" contextual menu item, you can apply it to any folder you like.
Preferences. Use the System Preference pane to specify destination folders. The contextual menu will then consist of menu items that correspond to these destinations. Open System Preferences in the Apple menu, then go to the "Other" section. Click on the MoveCM icon:
The MoveCM Preference pane will display:
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Add folders either by dragging them from the Finder into the list, or use the "Add" button to browser for them.
You can also Add/Remove folders directly from the contextual menu itself. Just invoke the contextual menu on the folder and select the appropriate menu item.
Re-order the folders in the list table by dragging them to change the display order in the menu.
Click the "Settings" tab to specify various other options:
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At the top of the Setting pane are options for specifying which menu items yo want to display in the contextual menu.
At the bottom you will find these options -
Reveal Item In Finder: Show the moved, copied, archived or aliased item.
Name Menu Item After Folder: Menu item names can either match the name of the corresponding folder, or its full pathname.
Make As Submenu: This option puts all the menu items in a submenu of an item called "MoveCM" which conserves space in the cointextual menu.
Include Preferences: Add a command to open the system preference pane for MoveCM.
Play Sound: Select this option to play a sound when the operation is complete. This is useful for operations like archiving or copying which can take a while since MoveCM does not display a progress window.
Using MoveCM
To use the "Move To" operation: control click on one or more files and/or folders in the Finder, and navigate to the "Move to" section installed by MoveCM:
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Select a destination from the menu, and the files and/or folders will be moved to that destination. You have the option, specified in the preference pane, to have the destination folder opened for you after the move. You also have the option of having the menu items in the contextual menu named after the destination folder, or by its pathname.
The procedure is the same for "Archive To", "Copy To" and "Alias To". However, in the case of archiving only one item in a multiple Finder selection will be processed.
"Put In Its Place" Feature. This functionality enables you to move items into specific folders based on the extension of the files being moved. Use the "Extensions" tab in system preferences to associate file extensions with specific folders, as shown below:
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In the example above, if you control click on a file with extension "png" and select the "Put In Its Place" menu item the file will be moved into the "Pictures" folder in the Home directory.
Universal Binary, Mac OS X 10.5 and above.