The Send to is a feature that enables users to send programs to an alternate location. An example of the send to feature is right-clicking a file and clicking send to and then the floppy disk drive. Users can create their send to destinations by following the steps below.
Creating a Send to in Windows Vista, 7, 8, and 10
Open Windows Explorer and create a shortcut to the program you want to have in the below SendTo directory.
- Creating a Send to in Windows Vista, 7, 8, and 10.
- Creating a Send to in Windows XP.
- Creating a Send to in Windows 95, 98, and ME.
C:\Users<user>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo
- How to create a Windows shortcut.
Once the steps above are completed, the new shortcut appears when you right-click any file and select the Send to option.
To see the SendTo folder, you must have show hidden files enabled. For help with enabling hidden files, see: How to view hidden files and folders in Windows.
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Creating a Send to in Windows XP
To see other Send to options, see: View more Send to options in Windows.
C:\Documents and Settings<username>\SendTo
Once the above steps are completed, the new shortcut appears when you right-click any file and select the Send to option.
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Creating a Send to in Windows 95, 98, and ME
Create a shortcut in the windows\sendto directory.
Once the steps above are completed, the new shortcut appears when you right-click any file and choose the Send to option.
Related information
- See our Send to definition for further information and related links on this term.
