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    Moving files on Macs

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by xelaeel, Jul 12, 2007.

  1. xelaeel

    xelaeel Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm trying to move a bunch of files at once to my external drive and I want the original file to be gone when it finishes moving. It's kinda like the cut and paste function on windows. I can't do command-x for files so I'm stucked. Tips?
     
    xelaeel, Jul 12, 2007
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  2. zadillo

    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    This one's a little complicated...... but essentially, you'll notice normally that when you move a bunch of files from one drive to another, there will be a green + icon in the group, indicating its going to be copied.

    If you hold the Command key down before you drop the files onto their destination, that green + icon should disappear, and it will act as a move instead of a copy.

    There's also a little shareware add-on called FileCutter that adds some contextual menus that will let you do file cutting and pasting.

    http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/21769

    EDIT: There's another donationware product called FinderPop that does something similar, adding a "Move" option:

    http://www.finderpop.com/
     
    zadillo, Jul 12, 2007
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