Copy+Paste Directions

Metro50 · Nov 23, 2014

What's up guys.
Can't seem to find the solution, link or direct info
on copying one folder from a USB drive to another
usb drive directly in Maverick 10.9

Tried the holding command or option button to no avail.
Any help or insight would make my day.

priitv8 · Nov 23, 2014

Are you sure, your destination drive is writable, not read-only?
Look out for this icon:

Most common reason - attempt to write to a Windows-format (NTFS) drive.

poiihy · Nov 23, 2014

priitv8 said:
Are you sure, your destination drive is writable, not read-only?
Look out for this icon:
Image
Most common reason - attempt to write to a Windows-format (NTFS) drive.

Lion and later, including Mavericks, does not have that icon.

maflynn · Nov 24, 2014

Not really a solution but, I think if you want to ensure a copy as opposed to a move. Put it in a temp folder on your internal drive and then copy it to the other thumb drive.

Yes a pain to be sure, but it is a work around to your issue.

priitv8 · Nov 24, 2014

poiihy said:
Lion and later, including Mavericks, does not have that icon.

What do you mean? On Yosemite it is still there. And on my Mac was also in previous OS X versions.

Metro50 · Nov 24, 2014

thx for the headsup Maflynn
I will try that when I get home.
But, may have a better solution right now on using my pc for this temp
workaround. A long term solution would be ideal.
Yosemite fixes this issue?
If that's the case may just have to take the plunge as this is
almost a deal killer for me in keeping a mac.

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