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On my old XP machine I would simply copy shortcuts into the %userprofile%\SendTo folder. On Windows-7 this folder is hidden, and I don't have access to it (which surprised me, it is my SendTo folder after all).

Is there an "approved" way of adding to my Send To menu that I'm unaware of? Or do I need extra permissions from our system administrators?

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An alternative, easier to remember, quicker and fail safe way to get the the Send To folder is to type shell:sendto in the Start Menu search box. The location contains ordinary application shortcuts.

UPDATE: For Windows 10 (and probably 8) this doesn't work with the Start Menu, so you have to use Win+R and use the Run box instead.

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  • +1 Excellent! Have you a reference to other shell: commands? Can they be used in places other than the Run dialog e.g. Can they be used in batch commands, Powershell scripts etc? Thanks
    – Binary Worrier
    Apr 6, 2011 at 13:14
  • @Binary: Sure. As you can see, there are loads of them, but they cannot be used in scripts, as far as I know : winhelponline.com/blog/…
    – paradroid
    Apr 6, 2011 at 13:17
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Apologies,
A little extra googling found it on How to Geek

The folder is now at %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo

Thanks,
BW

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  • Actually, the folder is represented by FOLDERID_SendTo. You should never rely in hard-coding default paths.
    – Joey
    May 11, 2010 at 17:59
  • @Johannes Rössel: I did a quick google for that but I don't understand it's context' Should I be able to run dir %FOLDERID_SendTo% from a command prompt? Thanks.
    – Binary Worrier
    May 14, 2010 at 13:32
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    From a batch file you have no choice. When fiddling with this yourself on your machine do whatever works. However, if you put things there with a program you should use the proper APIs to get the folder since %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo is merely the default path. There is no guarantee that the actual folder really resides there.
    – Joey
    May 14, 2010 at 15:43
  • Since it is a shell folder, the chances approach 100% that it is located at the default location. However, it may be hard-linked from another location as well. Ordinarily, simply typing the path to a folder in the Run box will open it, but you will get an error without the "shell:" command if target is a symbolic link of some kind.
    – Abraxas
    Jul 21, 2011 at 9:22

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