# Can I add another folder to my "send to" options? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 30, 2002, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-add-another-folder-to-my-send-to-options/106548 "2002-04-30T21:01:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-add-another-folder-to-my-send-to-options/106548/1 "2002-04-30T21:01:56Z")
And if so, how? I hope I can phrase this in a way that makes sense. What I mean is when I right click on an item (file) and the box comes up with options, there is a Send to option. Can I add another folder to this list. I would like to add My Music folder to this list and also maybe Recycle Bin. This is a small thing that could simply things a bit. I’m running Windows ME if it makes any difference. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-add-another-folder-to-my-send-to-options/106548/2 "2002-04-30T21:14:38Z")
what you want to add is a shortcut, not a folder. And yes you can so it by just placing the shortcut in the wiindows\send to folder ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-add-another-folder-to-my-send-to-options/106548/3 "2002-04-30T22:01:24Z")
Easy for you to say. Please explain it to me just a little better. How I]exactly\* do I place the shortcut in the windows send to folder and where do I start? Control panel? My computer? ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-add-another-folder-to-my-send-to-options/106548/4 "2002-05-01T00:23:21Z")
**sailor** tipped me off to the “send to” trick some months ago. Here’s how it works in Win98 (I don’t know anything about WinME).[ol][li]bring up Windows Explorer.[/li][li]We’ll call the object that you need a shortcut for **object-needing-shortcut** and the folder that contains it **original-folder**. (The “folder” that contains the recycle bin is the desktop.)[/li][li] Navigate to **original-folder**. [/li]In the right-hand pane of Windows Explorer, right-click on **object-needing-shortcut** , then select “create shortcut” from the pop-up context menu.[/ol]The shortcut to **object-needing-shortcut** is now in **original-folder**. It’s usually the last entry in **original-folder**. From there, use the usual methods for moving the shortcut to the “send to” folder. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-add-another-folder-to-my-send-to-options/106548/5 "2002-05-01T04:02:53Z")
“From there, use the usual methods for moving the shortcut to the “send to” folder”. Maybe I am really dense but how do you do this? I mean add items to the “send to folder” Maybe I should say what I want the end result to be and someone can tell me if it can be done. I send all my downloads to a folder on my desktop so I can keep track of them, rename them or whatever before I send the songs on to my music and the program setups to cd-r. I would like to be able to transfer the songs to the My music folder with as little fuss as possible. If I could add My Music to the send to folder it could be done with a simple right click. It is just so much work to cut and paste. Maybe I am getting lazy. ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-add-another-folder-to-my-send-to-options/106548/6 "2002-05-01T04:09:30Z")
I’m not using ME, but you’ll probably find the “send to” folder in C:\Windows\sendto. If not, try the find tool. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-add-another-folder-to-my-send-to-options/106548/7 "2002-05-01T05:07:48Z")
**Mermaid** Here’s the real scoop (for Windows 98) - open Windows Explorer and navigate to c:\windows\sendto - in the right hand pane, right click on the blank area (not on an existing shortcut) - choose “New”, choose “Shortcut” - the dialog will now prompt for “Command Line”, type in your folder name, e.g. c: emp - click “Next” and then give the shortcut a name like “Send to the Temp directory” - click “Finish” You now have a new send to option when you right click on a file For the Recycle Bin: - Show the desktop - Right click on Recycle Bin and choose create shortcut - a new shortcut to the RB appears on your desktop - right click on it, choose cut - navigate to c:\windows\sendto - right click in empty part of pane and choose paste ---
**Author:** ![Airbeck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/airbeck/32/6574_2.png) [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-add-another-folder-to-my-send-to-options/106548/8 "2002-05-01T05:30:38Z")
Simple way: click start–\>run type “sendto” in the command line. click OK This opens a window with all your send-to shortcuts. Add any shortcut that you want to. ---
**Author:** ![Airbeck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/airbeck/32/6574_2.png) [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-add-another-folder-to-my-send-to-options/106548/9 "2002-05-01T05:34:57Z")
… previous post continued … After you have the little sent-to window open: click file–\>new–\>shortcut type “c:\windows\desktop” (sans quotes) click OK type “Desktop” into where it says “select a name for the shortcut” click “Finish” That’s all there is to it ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-add-another-folder-to-my-send-to-options/106548/10 "2002-05-01T06:13:25Z")
**K364** and **Airbeck** Thank you so much, this is exactly what I needed. I tried it both ways and they each worked like a charm. I love this place:cool: ---
**Author:** ![Airbeck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/airbeck/32/6574_2.png) [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-add-another-folder-to-my-send-to-options/106548/11 "2002-05-01T06:47:31Z")
Glad I could help. Where else could you get computer tips at 1:30 in the morning?🙂 ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-add-another-folder-to-my-send-to-options/106548/12 "2002-05-01T22:17:24Z")
oops, sorry my initial response was not clear enough but I see you have already resolved it though. In the “send to” folder I keep shortcuts to all the different graphics, audio, word processing, etc. programs that I might be using because I often use different programs to work on one type of file. I find it quite useful.