ok this explains it for me; thanks; I have wondered why cmd v does not actually move the file or folder; now I know. Thanks again.
> On Feb 28, 2020, at 10:20 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > If you mean that you are moving items from the Documents folder to your > Desktop folder, then I suggest that you simply use Copy/Paste commands. You > can use various multi-select processes to select the items you wish to move. > After they have been selected, press cmd-c to copy them to the clipboard. > Navigate to your Desktop, then press cmd-option-v to Paste/Move them to the > Desktop. Note that cmd-option-v moves the items from their current location > to the new location whereas a plain old cmd-v would make a copy of them in > the new location. > > If you need help with how to select multiple items, let us know. > > Later... > > > Tim Kilburn > Jamf Certified Tech > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Feb 27, 2020, at 18:34, J. Cyr <delig...@aei.ca <mailto:delig...@aei.ca>> > wrote: > > Thanks Tim and ET. The mouse commands were the ones I was/am using. (Always > good to be sure I remembered them correctly Thank You!). The problem seems to > be intermittent so I must be doing something wrong. > > Tim, I've mainly tried to drag and dropfrom documents to the desk top, and > vise versa. > I have more than seven hundred items to move (the Mac was not well set up) > so I really want to get this working smoothly. Incidentally any suggestions > on how to simplify and make the moving of all these files and folders as > quick and easy as possible would be much appreciated. > > Thanks again for the help, > Joy > > >> On Feb 26, 2020, at 12:31 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries >> <Macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:Macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >> wrote: >> > > Hi, > > The VO-period and VO-comma commands for dragging and dropping are primarily > for very short distance movement and have numerous limitations. You may wish > to use the older Drag & Drop method whereby you use VO-cmd-shift-space to > invoke the mouse-down action, then move to wherever you're wishing to move, > then use the same key combination to invoke the mouse-up action to drop the > item in the new location. Again, there are some limitations to this as well, > but it works much better in many situations. What were you attempting to > drag and drop and from where to where? > > Later.... > > > Tim Kilburn > Jamf Certified Tech > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Feb 25, 2020, at 19:13, J. Cyr <delig...@aei.ca <mailto:delig...@aei.ca>> > wrote: > > Good Evening, > Is anyone else having problems dragging and dropping? I've been on the phone > with Apple twice and thought we'd found a work around using the mouse cursor > (since vo, comma and vo period Were a lost cause), however, I'm again > experiencing the same problem. The item gets marked and dragged but it won't > drop. Any suggestions for something I could try? Pleasse? > > Thanks for all and any help, > Sincerely, > Joy > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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