copy shortcut referenced items to another computer

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Hello,

I have a bunch of shortcuts that point to photo files. I know that if I
move the shortcut around on my computer that it will still point to the
original file correctly.

I sometimes use shortcuts to organize files. For instance, I have photos
shattered across many directories. Sometimes, I want to sort out a subset
and view them all in the same directory. I accomplish this with shortcuts.

However, I now have a need to copy this collection of photos, organized as
shortcuts, to another computer. Obviously shortcuts will not work between
computers if there is no network.

So, is there a way that I can tell Windows to copy NOT the shortcut, but the
underlying file, to the other computer. Actually, in my case, I am copying
the files first to a memory stick and then onto the remote computer.

It seems like Windows should have a "Paste Original File" feature which
allows you to Copy/Cut a shortcut and then paste, not the shortcut, but the
file it points to.

Thanks for the help.

Ed