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cant use the cut function!?!?!?
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<blockquote data-quote="walmartconnect" data-source="post: 459747" data-attributes="member: 21669"><p>Ah ha, one of the things that always upsets me about OSX.</p><p></p><p>There is no "cut" for files and folders within the Finder, either Move or Copy <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>I guess this sets you up for some fail-safes, your data won't be gone if you were mid "Pasting" from a "cut" and the power dies...</p><p></p><p><strong>File management within the same drive/partition:</strong></p><p>1) The act of drag-drop alone will move the file. There is no need to use "command+drag"</p><p>2) If you want to duplicate the file. Then option+drag is what you want (as others have pointed out, a green circle with a "+" will be displayed under the curser).</p><p></p><p><strong>File management across two different drives/partitions:</strong></p><p>1) Drag-drop alone will duplicate the file onto the second drive by default. Option+drag not necessary.</p><p>2) If you wish to move the file (leaving no copy on the original drive), then command+drag comes into play. The green-circle with the "+" icon will disappear from beneath the cursor.</p><p></p><p><strong>Both cases:</strong></p><p>3) Making aliases is the same for each. alt+command+drag</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="walmartconnect, post: 459747, member: 21669"] Ah ha, one of the things that always upsets me about OSX. There is no "cut" for files and folders within the Finder, either Move or Copy :( I guess this sets you up for some fail-safes, your data won't be gone if you were mid "Pasting" from a "cut" and the power dies... [B]File management within the same drive/partition:[/B] 1) The act of drag-drop alone will move the file. There is no need to use "command+drag" 2) If you want to duplicate the file. Then option+drag is what you want (as others have pointed out, a green circle with a "+" will be displayed under the curser). [B]File management across two different drives/partitions:[/B] 1) Drag-drop alone will duplicate the file onto the second drive by default. Option+drag not necessary. 2) If you wish to move the file (leaving no copy on the original drive), then command+drag comes into play. The green-circle with the "+" icon will disappear from beneath the cursor. [B]Both cases:[/B] 3) Making aliases is the same for each. alt+command+drag [/QUOTE]
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