How Can I Move Individual Mail Messages to Folders Without Dragging Each One?

In my business, I get a lot of client email. I also create and store a lot of client documents. To manage everything, I have created a main folder named "Clients" on my Mac, and have also created a separate subfolder for each individual client to hold both documents and correspondence pertaining to that specific client. When I want to save an email to that folder, I drag that message to the desktop to then be filed in the individual client's folder. It's a two step process, but one I've been using successfully for some time.
This was not such a big deal before Mail became a beautiful full-screen app. But now, in order to take advantage of Mail's full-screen capabilities, I have to first exit full screen each time I wish to drag a message out of Mail to my desktop. Then once the message or messages have been dragged out, I have to reenable full-screen. That's a couple of additional steps and a real nusiance. I've considered creating a mailbox for each client in Mail, but with hundreds of clients that's really not an option.
My question is as follows: Is anyone aware of any app, script, or add on available for Mail, that would allow me to either move or copy individual email messages directly to my desktop or to a folder without having to go through exiting and enabling full screen each time? Perhaps an app or script that offers a dedicated right-click in the context menu? Or one that offers the "Desktop" as a location in the current right click "Move To" menu? Or that would create a keyboard shortcut that would accomplish that task? I've searched online, but have been unable to come up with anything.
Thanks in advance for your help. Any advice or suggestions you could give would be most appreciated!
Patrick

Have you tried dragging the mail from the inbox and dropping it where you want to save it - all in the MAILBOXES sidebar? If you make the sub folders visible, you should be able to deposit the mail wherever you like.

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