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Windows Vista Shell Commands - SendTo

Windows Vista Shell Commands - SendTo

Think of Vista's Shell as a special engine room.  To that thought add the concept 'command', as in command line, or 'dos box'.  Now all that you need for action is the name of the folder object, for example shell:sendto.

Get Started with Shell:SendTo

If you right click a file, from the drop-down menu you have the option to SendTo a select group of folders.  Now, you may wish to add more locations to this SendTo list.  Strangely, normal explorer techniques won't give you access to the SendTo folder, this is a job for Vista's command, shell:sendto

Click on the Vista Start button
Click in the Start Search dialog box
Type -> shell:sendto

Result: Vista launches the Windows Explorer shell at the SendTo folder.  You are now in a position to add more shortcuts to the SendTo folder.

The command Shell:xyz acts as a shortcut to the folder you wish to find quickly, you just have to remember the key names to substitute for xyz.

More Shell:Commands

shell:cookies
shell:nethood
shell:PrintersFolder
shell:System

Incidentally, my friend 'Barking' Eddie has been amused by this shell command:
shell:SystemCertificates

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Avoid the Space Trap

Shell:sendto is correct - no space
Shell:  sendto is wrong - you don't need a space
Shell :sendto does not work either, there must be no spaces.

Are the shell commands case sensitive?  No not all, just avoid that space.  These Vista Shell:Commands are merely a specialist way of accessing key folders.  You could find the very same information through Windows Explorer or by launching the Control Panel and drilling down through the sub-menus.

Full list of Vista Shell:Commands

AddNewProgramsFolder
Administrative Tools
AppData
AppUpdatesFolder
Cache
CD Burning
ChangeRemoveProgramsFolder
Common Administrative Tools
Common AppData
Common Desktop
Common Documents
Common Programs
Common Start Menu
Common Startup
Common Templates
CommonDownloads
CommonMusic
CommonPictures
CommonVideo
ConflictFolder
ConnectionsFolder
Contacts
ControlPanelFolder
Cookies
CredentialManager
CryptoKeys
CSCFolder
Default Gadgets
Desktop
Downloads
DpapiKeys
Favorites
Fonts
Gadgets
Games
GameTasks
History
InternetFolder
Links
Local AppData
LocalAppDataLow
LocalizedResourcesDir
MAPIFolder
My Music
My Pictures
My Video
MyComputerFolder
NetHood
NetworkPlacesFolder
OEM Links
Original Images
Personal
PhotoAlbums
Playlists
PrintersFolder
PrintHood
Profile
ProgramFiles
ProgramFilesCommon
ProgramFilesCommonX86
ProgramFilesX86
Programs
Public
PublicGameTasks
Quick Launch
Recent
RecycleBinFolder
ResourceDir
SampleMusic
SamplePictures
SamplePlaylists
SampleVideos
SavedGames
Searches
SendTo
Start Menu
Startup
SyncCenterFolder
SyncResultsFolder
SyncSetupFolder
System
SystemCertificates
SystemX86
Templates
TreePropertiesFolder
UserProfiles
UsersFilesFolder
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