Windows 10: How to remove old folders in "move to" and "copy to" function.

Discus and support How to remove old folders in "move to" and "copy to" function. in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; The list of folders and files that I have either "copied" or "moved" a file to is long and contains locations that I haven't used in a very long time.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by LarryGrubbs, Jun 14, 2022.

  1. How to remove old folders in "move to" and "copy to" function.


    The list of folders and files that I have either "copied" or "moved" a file to is long and contains locations that I haven't used in a very long time. I would like to either clear the list selectively or totally, if necessary. Replies to similar questions that I can find in this forum are not useful because they were posted between 2016 and 2018 and the solutions no longer apply. Does anyone know how to edit this list?

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    LarryGrubbs, Jun 14, 2022
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  2. temp02 Win User

    Java.nio.file - Copying files

    You can't copy a folder, thats why it generates an exception (you are trying to copy a folder using a copy file function).
    You probably need to list all the files inside that folder and copy one by one
     
    temp02, Jun 14, 2022
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  3. Wozzer Win User
    Java.nio.file - Copying files

    Issue was the above, so thanks temp02.
     
    Wozzer, Jun 14, 2022
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  4. enso Win User

    How to remove old folders in "move to" and "copy to" function.

    Quick Access not searching Pictures folder

    Summary, that last suggestion didn't work.

    • I moved the pictures to another folder temporarily.


    • Since there were no troubleshooting steps for this scenario, just for the heck of it, I ran through the restore steps. Copied some pictures into the Pictures folder, ran a Quick Access search and initial problem remains: Searching all of QA doesn't find any files in Pictures folder, running search on just the Pictures folder does. I want to run a global search and find matching files in any/all of the Documents, Music, Videos, and Pictures folders.
    That article dates from 2015 and I'm guessing is out of date. I hope it didn't create potential future problems in my registry.

    Bottom line: I'm still looking for a fix.
     
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