There is always the "mv" command in theterminal. I don't believe you can move directories, but there might be a "-R" or "-r" option that would do that.
Bring up terminal, and type man mv and the command will be described for you. Best, Jon On Apr 16, 2010, at 4:17 PM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: > Hi. > > I have the same problem. I see the point, that you could lose data, > but on the other hand, you could also lose data, if you think you have > copied something, but you have not and when you can delete something > that you have not moved. I have tried different things, but I can not > find a usefull solution, but there is a program called pathfinder. > That program can move data, I tried it, but I had some problems with > it, but maybe we can use that program. Maybe one of you, who is much > better on the mac than I am could try it out. > > I do not remember the web adress right now, but it will apear if you > write pathfinder in a google search. > > Best regards Annie. > > 2010/4/16, John André Netland <eml...@a-pro-studio.no>: >> Hi, >> >> On the Mac, you will always do a four step operation when moving files >> between drives; first copy/paste, then move to trash/empty trash. This is to >> make sure you don't loose data if you should do a wrong keystroke or >> experience a power failure. Think about what will happen if you did a >> command-X and put your content in the clipboard, and then by mistake pressed >> command-X or command-C again when focused on something else before the >> content on the clipboard was pasted where you would like to store it.. It >> would be gone forever. ;-) >> >> You might use an Automator workflow to move files (works like a script), or >> you can do it manually by first copy, then paste, then move the copied >> content to trash and empty the trash. >> >> HOpe this helps, >> John André >> >> >> On 16. apr. 2010, at 21.25, Courtney Curran wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> I was wondering how I cut stuff on the Mack without leaving a copy. I >>> heard Command X, but that's not working. I want to free up some space on a >>> flash drive and move everything to my external hard drive. Any help would >>> be greatly appreciated. >>> Thanks, >>> Courtney >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
