How to Move Original Files to External Drive, Not just copy and delete original

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poobarreled

macrumors newbie

Original poster

• Dec 31, 2009

• #1

Ok so I've looked at some other posts that have gone over how to move files to an external drive, and they all say to use command while moving.

I understand this copies the file and deletes the original, but when you make a copy and delete the original, you lose some of the original data, such as creation date, etc... This makes storage and organization more complicated than it has to be.

Any ways to move original files without copying and deleting the original?

 

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ThirteenXIII

macrumors 6502a

• Dec 31, 2009

• #2

I just used the Command Click method and all my files retained their original modified, created, etc date information.

 

iMav

macrumors 6502

• Dec 31, 2009

• #3

How about simply using the move command from the CLI? (mv)

 

chrfr

macrumors G5

• Dec 31, 2009

• #4

poobarreled said:

I understand this copies the file and deletes the original, but when you make a copy and delete the original, you lose some of the original data, such as creation date, etc...

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No, it shouldn't and it's not been my experience that the modification date changes.