Re: Moving files from old drive to new drive using terminal

2021-06-07 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Thanks very much! Cait > On Jun 7, 2021, at 3:37 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > This is probably easier done with copy/paste in the finder. Generally, the > "mv" command does not work accross partitions, though it is possible that it > has been extended to do that. > If you want to copy the fi

Re: Moving files from old drive to new drive using terminal

2021-06-07 Thread Jonathan Cohn
This is probably easier done with copy/paste in the finder. Generally, the "mv" command does not work accross partitions, though it is possible that it has been extended to do that. If you want to copy the files then use cp -R source destination You might want to add the "force" option which if

Re: Moving files from old drive to new drive using terminal

2021-06-07 Thread dan d.
It depends if you want to duplicate the entire drive or just some folders. The first can be done with one command, the second requires one or more commands depending on their location and number of folders. It is easily done in either case; I have done it many times. Use the cp copy comman

Re: Moving files from old drive to new drive using terminal

2021-06-07 Thread Caitlyn Furness
No, it’s an external drive. Also, I should’ve specified that I want to move a few entire folders and their contents. These are going from my dying IMac to my external drive… Thanks! Cait > On Jun 7, 2021, at 12:57 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > Is the old drive on the same Mac? > /A

Re: Moving files from old drive to new drive using terminal

2021-06-07 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Is the old drive on the same Mac? /A > 7 juni 2021 kl. 18:37 skrev Caitlyn Furness : > > Hi, > > What is the terminal command for moving files from one volume to another? > > I know there is “mv” in there, but don’t remember the spaces and other stuff.. > > Thanks, > Cait > > -- > The fo

Moving files from old drive to new drive using terminal

2021-06-07 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, What is the terminal command for moving files from one volume to another? I know there is “mv” in there, but don’t remember the spaces and other stuff.. Thanks, Cait -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concer