How can I copy or move a group of files into a new folder from Explorer?

Raymond Chen

Here’s how you copy or move a group of files into a new folder.

  • Select the files and folders you want to copy or move.
  • Click the Move to or Copy to button, corresponding to what you want to do.
  • In the flyout, click Choose location… at the bottom.
  • Go to where you want the new folder to be created and click the Make New Folder button.
  • Give your new folder a name.
  • Select your new folder and say OK.

Bonus shortcut: Right-click the files and folders, then go to Send to and say Compressed (zip) folder. This creates a new ZIP file from the files and folders you selected. I use this shortcut a lot.