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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1104572"><p>Well, just as an example, on a desktop Mac -- let's say you "cut" but before you "paste" the power goes out. Where'd the folder go?</p><p></p><p>Oh let's say that like a lot of people you might be easily distracted. "Cut" and then -- oh wait where's the target folder? Oh I got an email! Is that my cell phone? Hello -- oh hi!</p><p></p><p>[an hour later]</p><p></p><p>Right, I was doing something ... can't remember ... well, I'll shut down and come back to it next time ...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Cut and paste doesn't work like that, at least in my understanding. Cut removes the file from Drive A and places it on the clipboard, which is temporary storage. If you fail to deliver it to Destination B, that's the file gone.</p><p></p><p>Hopefully I'm wrong about this, and I'm happy to stand corrected if I am. But after hearing the sob story of lost files from PC owners for the last 20 years, I think "copy the folder, then once you're SURE it's where you want it, delete the original" is a more prudent approach.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1104572"] Well, just as an example, on a desktop Mac -- let's say you "cut" but before you "paste" the power goes out. Where'd the folder go? Oh let's say that like a lot of people you might be easily distracted. "Cut" and then -- oh wait where's the target folder? Oh I got an email! Is that my cell phone? Hello -- oh hi! [an hour later] Right, I was doing something ... can't remember ... well, I'll shut down and come back to it next time ... Cut and paste doesn't work like that, at least in my understanding. Cut removes the file from Drive A and places it on the clipboard, which is temporary storage. If you fail to deliver it to Destination B, that's the file gone. Hopefully I'm wrong about this, and I'm happy to stand corrected if I am. But after hearing the sob story of lost files from PC owners for the last 20 years, I think "copy the folder, then once you're SURE it's where you want it, delete the original" is a more prudent approach. [/QUOTE]
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