extFileCopy

Moving files around is surely not a complicated operation, but when you need to take extensions into account, the process becomes time-consuming. Sure enough you can filter by type in Explorer for easier group selection. On the other hand, you can rely on extFileCopy to create custom paths for particular file formats which function just like the Send To menu.

The application takes little time to install on your PC, with a prompt asking whether you want to jump directly in the configuration panel after setup is done. It’s a good idea to do this, because there are no predefined associations. You’re free to add and edit associations at any given moment, with changes applied in real time.

However, a system restart may be required in case the new context menu entry does not appear directly. While in the configuration panel, you quickly get to view all associations in a table, with info regarding extension, file description, and number of associated directories.

The first step to adding a new entry is to specify the file format of interest. Sadly, there’s no possibility to add multiple extension to a single entry, which would have come in handy for targeting an entire array of file types, such as pictures, videos, documents, or audio files.

Folders, on the other hand don’t really have this limitation, with an extension being able to hold multiple directories. These are picked from a browse dialog, and are added to the corresponding extension in the context menu of that particular file type. Unfortunately, you can’t copy the list of directories from one entry to the other, which can make configuration of multiple file types a lengthy task.

To end with, extFileCopy provides a neat method of quickly sending a whole group of file types to a specific folder. Unfortunately, the configuration process can take a little while, because you can’t add multiple extensions to a single process, nor copy directories from one entry to the other.