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.
Select a sound from the "Play sound" menu to have a completion sound played when the operation completes.
Special note: MoveCM does not display a progress window as the operation is performed, as in the Finder. Also, the Finder will spin its "beach ball" until completion since the operation is performed synchronously.
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 "c" and select the "Put In Its Place" menu item the file will be moved into the folder named "c" on the Desktop.
Universal Binary, Mac OS X 10.4 and above.