Moving list items between folders

Question

Is it possble to move a list item between folders in the same list. I can't fond how to do this?

Answer 1

Ok, well...I had to ask on the "Content Approval" and configuration side of things just to make sure.
For me, I've tried several times on different lists and have been successful each time whenther its been through a custom "Datasheet" view, or by using the "Edit in Datasheet" option from the "Actions" menu (both do the same thing).  The one thing that you must do when copying the row is to select only the cells you want copied and not the entire row, or it will most likely throw either the "Read-Only" error you've been seeing, or a "You cannot perform this operation on an attachment field" error.
Here's an example of what I did to both produce the error you've been seeing, and to actually perform the paste operation successfully:
Created a custom list.
Added in 3 fields
first: "single line of text" not required
second: "single line of text" required
third: "Choice" with three options, not required
Through the default view, I then added in a couple new items with some of the optional fields filled in and a couple without (just to test to make sure that "Required" vs. "Not Required" didnt affect the ability to modify in DataSheet).
Next, I created a custom DataSheet view.
Next, I created a subfolder (after enabling it through the list "Advanced Settings").
Next, I went to the custom view to see the test items in a DataSheet view.
In the view, I see the first column (sorting column), a "Type" column specifying if the item is a folder or "item", the default "Title" column, and my additional 3 custom columns.
To copy to the subfolder:
Starting from the "Title" field, I click and drag-to-select the 4 total columns on the row I want to copy, then do a "Ctrl+C" to copy the row's data.  Then I click on the folder icon for the subfolder to go into the folder.  Once in the folder, I select the "Title" column and do a paste ("Ctrl+V") and the row is now copied.  If I then go back and choose the default "AllItems" view, I can now see the record has indeed been copied and now exists in both the top level and the subfolder.
To cut an item from one location to another (top-level to subfolder, subfolder A to subfolder B, etc.) do the exact same thing, but after selecting the cells and copying - click on the grey cell for the row (far left column) to select the entire row then hit "delete" (a popup will ask you to confirm), then proceed to the target location and paste as mentioned above.
The reason for this is that it wont let you leave the view until you either delete the row or place something back into it.
The above does work providing that you only select the cells you want to copy and not the entire row.
Now, to get it to fail and throw errors, one of a couple things has to have happened.
First, if you try and select the entire row (selecting from the leftmost column - the gray background column), different errors will present themselves depending on the selected cell you try and paste into.
Pasting into the same column (in your target location, subfolder etc.) will now throw the "The selected cells are read-only" error.
Trying to paste into the next cell (the "Sort" or "Attachment" column) will throw a "You cannot perform this operation on an attchment field" error.
Trying to paste into the "Type" column will also throw the "Read-Only" error.
Lastly, if you try and paste into any of the other cells, you now see a "The information cannot be pasted because the paste area is not completely on the list.  Paste into a different cell or try inserting more columns or rows into the list." (this error refers to the fact that the selected columns you copied to not directly match up with where you're trying to paste them).
So again, the way that you'll have to copy the items is make sure that you only select the cells that you want and nothing else (only select the cells you would normally fill-in through the "New Item" form since they're the only one you can directly edit)...and make sure that when pasting, you paste back to the starting cell from your copy (as in the "Title" column from my example).
Give it a shot again noting the cells you're trying to copy and post back with the results.
- Dink