Transfer files faster to your frequently used folders and drives by customizing your "Send To" menu.

By using the Send To command, you can quickly and easily send a file to different frequently used locations on your drive.  The Send To folder contains the shortcuts for the destinations that are displayed on the Send To menu. To access the Send To menu, right click on a file, choose Send To and you will see your options listed. Each user on the computer can customize their Send To folder.

By default, you can move files to your desktop or my documents folder, create zipped files, and use your email client to send files from the Send To menu, but this menu can be customized to make it easier and faster for you to transfer your files to your drives and folders.

To add a destination to the Send To menu, you must add a shortcut to the Send To folder. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, and then My Computer.

2. Open the System drive. Usually, the C drive is where windows is installed.

3. Open Documents and Settings folder.

4. Open the user's folder whose Send To menu you want to change (usually your own).

5. Then open the Send To folder.

6. The Send To folder is hidden by default. If the folder is not visible, on the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then on the View tab, click Show hidden files and folders.

Now, simply create shortcuts inside the Send To folder to the devices and Folders you want to have access to from the Send To menu.

To create shortcuts, follow these steps:

1. Right click inside the Send To folder and select New and then shortcut.

2. The new shortcut wizard will appear. Type the location of the file or folder that you wish to make a shortcut to. For example, I'd like to create a shortcut to a temp folder on my E drive. So I entered E:\Temp

3. After entering the location, click Next.

4. Type the name of the shortcut and click Finish.

After clicking Finish, if you now right click on a file and choose Send To, you should see your new shortcut as one of the options. The next time you have to move a file, simply right click on it, choose Send To and select the new destination.

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

 

2. In Control Panel, double-click Network Connections.

 

3. In the Network Connections window, under Network Tasks, click Change Windows Firewall Settings.

 

4. In the Windows Firewall dialog box, on the General tab, ensure that On is selected. 

1. Click Start and then click Control Panel.

 

2. In Control Panel, select Network and Internet.

 

3. Under Windows Firewall, click Turn Windows Firewall on or off.

 

4. Ensure that On is selected.

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

 

2. In Control Panel, click Security Center.

 

3. In the Security Center window, click Windows Firewall.

 

4. In the Windows Firewall dialog box, click the Exceptions tab.

 

5. On the Exceptions tab, under Programs and Services, clear the File and Printer Sharing check box and then click OK.

1. Click Start and then click Control Panel.

 

2. In Control Panel, select Network and Sharing Center.

 

3. Under Sharing and Discovery, turn File Sharing and Printer Sharing to Off. 

If this is not an option for you then consider removing sensitive data from your machine.