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There was a recent thread in this forum that is now closed (not sure why) on the topic of moving something like 21,000 files all at once. The thread was:
http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10083
I hate to be a Luddite, but the best approach here may be the command line. You can move a nearly infinite number of files with a command like:
mv *.jpg ../Pictures
This would move EVERY jpg file, no matter how many, from the current directory to the home folder's Pictures directory. This example assumes the files are currently somewhere like your Documents folder - if it was different, the destination path name might be a bit different too.
For large volume file operations, things like the command "cp" (copy) and "mv" (move) commands are the easiest way to go!
Not even Luddites are wrong all the time!! :dive:
http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10083
I hate to be a Luddite, but the best approach here may be the command line. You can move a nearly infinite number of files with a command like:
mv *.jpg ../Pictures
This would move EVERY jpg file, no matter how many, from the current directory to the home folder's Pictures directory. This example assumes the files are currently somewhere like your Documents folder - if it was different, the destination path name might be a bit different too.
For large volume file operations, things like the command "cp" (copy) and "mv" (move) commands are the easiest way to go!
Not even Luddites are wrong all the time!! :dive: