MoveFileHere

AutoHotkey tool to quickly move newest file from Downloads to the active File Explorer folder in Windows 10.

Version 2022-01-09 - Free software GPLv3 - by Nod5

Setup

Download MoveFileHere.exe

How to use

• Run MoveFileHere.exe
• Open File Explorer and navigate to a folder
• Press F7
  A Tooltip shows "Move: <filepath>" where <filepath> is the newest (most recently modified) file in the Downloads folder.
• To accept press Enter, Space or Left Click
  To cancel press Esc or F7 or wait 2 seconds

Change hotkey and/or source folder

• Click "Settings" in tray icon menu or edit MoveFileHere.ini directly
• Change to any folder you want to move from.
• Use AutoHotkey syntax to change the hotkey
  https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/Hotkeys.htm
  https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/KeyList.htm
  Example: to change to Control + F8 write Hotkey=^F8

Autostart MoveFileHere when Windows 10 starts

Place a MoveFileHere shortcut in the Windows 10 StartUp folder:

• In File Explorer hold Alt and then left click and drag MoveFileHere.exe to create the shortcut MoveFileHere.exe.lnk
• Press Win+R and type shell:startup and Enter to open the StartUp folder in File Explorer
• Drag the created shortcut into StartUp folder

Dependency

MoveFileHere.exe works by itself. But if you instead want to run or compile the source MoveFileHere.ahk then first install AutoHotkey, unicode version.

Common questions

Q What can I use MoveFileHere for?
A The default use case is to quickly move files from the Downloads folder. Another use case is if you regularly generate files in some other folder (e.g. video processing output) and want a hotkey to quickly move them.

Q Can MoveFileHere also move folders?
A No, only files, one at a time.

Q What if a file with the same name already exists?
A MoveFileHere asks if you want to overwrite.

Q Can I have different MoveFileHere hotkeys for different source folders?
A Yes, copy and rename MoveFileHere.exe to e.g. MoveFileHere2.exe and set a different hotkey and folder for the copy.

Q Can I undo the move with Ctrl+Z?
A Not yet.

Q My browser or security app blocks the .exe file or warn about it?
A Compiled AutoHotkey programs are sometimes incorrectly flagged. You can alternatively install AutoHotkey and compile the .ahk source file yourself (easy!) or run the .ahk source directly (even easier!).

Q Why was MoveFileHere made?
A Because the sequence Right click, Click "Show in folder", Ctrl+X, Alt+Tab Tab Tab, Ctrl+V is too long.

License

Free Software GPLv3 by https://github.com/nod5/

Feedback

Create a GitHub issue